Method of Volumetric Error Compensation for 3-Axis NC Machine Tool

Abstract:

Error compensation is an effective method to improve the machining accuracy of NC machine tool. A laser tracker is used to rapidly and accurately detect the geometric error of NC machine tool in the paper. The machine tool is controlled to move on the preset path in the space, and a laser tracker is used to measure the motion trajectory of the machine tool. Each geometric error can be identified by error separation. Based on the error model of 3-axis machine tool, error compensation can be carried out by modifying the machining process (G code). Results of experiment show that, this measurement method is feasible, and modifying the G code for error compensation is also effective.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 472-475)
• Pages: 2371-2376
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.472-475.2371
• Online since: February 2012
• Authors: Jin Dong Wang, Jun Jie Guo, Yu Fen Deng, Hai Tao Li
• Keywords: Error Compensation, Error Model, Laser Tracker

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