scholarly journals A Novel Method for the Measurement of Geometric Errors in the Linear Motion of CNC Machine Tools

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (16) ◽  
pp. 3357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuan Wei ◽  
Zhikun Su ◽  
Xiaohuan Yang ◽  
Zekui Lv ◽  
Zhiming Yang ◽  
...  

In order to improve the accuracy of the linear motion of computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools, a novel method based on a new type of 1-D (1-dimensional) artifact is proposed to measure the geometric errors. Based on the properties of the displacement measurement of a revolutionary paraboloid and the angle measurement of plane mirrors, the 1-D artifact can be applied to identify position errors and angle errors. Meanwhile, the concrete 6 degrees-of-freedom error identification method is described in this paper in sufficient detail. Through measuring the 1-D artifact horizontally and vertically using the machine tool, the geometric errors can be obtained by calculating the deviation between the characteristic parameter of the 1-D artifact measured by the machine tool and that measured by a more precise method, for example, laser interferometry. Experiments were carried out on a coordinate measuring machine, and the validity and accuracy of the method were discussed by comparing the result with the identification error measured by a laser interferometer.

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 2913
Author(s):  
Rafał Gołębski ◽  
Piotr Boral

Classic methods of machining cylindrical gears, such as hobbing or circumferential chiseling, require the use of expensive special machine tools and dedicated tools, which makes production unprofitable, especially in small and medium series. Today, special attention is paid to the technology of making gears using universal CNC (computer numerical control) machine tools with standard cheap tools. On the basis of the presented mathematical model, a software was developed to generate a code that controls a machine tool for machining cylindrical gears with straight and modified tooth line using the multipass method. Made of steel 16MnCr5, gear wheels with a straight tooth line and with a longitudinally modified convex-convex tooth line were machined on a five-axis CNC milling machine DMG MORI CMX50U, using solid carbide milling cutters (cylindrical and ball end) for processing. The manufactured gears were inspected on a ZEISS coordinate measuring machine, using the software Gear Pro Involute. The conformity of the outline, the tooth line, and the gear pitch were assessed. The side surfaces of the teeth after machining according to the planned strategy were also assessed; the tests were carried out using the optical microscope Alicona Infinite Focus G5 and the contact profilographometer Taylor Hobson, Talysurf 120. The presented method is able to provide a very good quality of machined gears in relation to competing methods. The great advantage of this method is the use of a tool that is not geometrically related to the shape of the machined gear profile, which allows the production of cylindrical gears with a tooth and profile line other than the standard.


Author(s):  
Qin Hu ◽  
Youping Chen ◽  
Jixiang Yang ◽  
Dailin Zhang

Linear motion commands of multi-axis computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools need to be smoothed at the transition corners, because the velocity discontinuities at corners can result in fluctuations on machine tool motions and lead to poor surface quality. However, no research has been reported on local corner smoothing algorithm for four-axis CNC machine tools with two rotary axes by considering their special kinematic characteristics. To this end, this paper proposes an analytical C3 continuous local corner smoothing algorithm for four-axis CNC machines with two rotary axes. After coordinates transformation, the tool tip positions and tool orientations are smoothed by locally inserting specially designed three-dimensional (3D) quintic B-splines and one-dimensional (1D) quintic B-splines into the corners between linear motion segments, respectively. The smoothing algorithm guarantees C3 continuity of the tool tip position and C3 continuous synchronization of the tool orientation related to the tool tip position, through analytically evaluating control points of the inserted microsplines. The maximum error tolerances of the tool tip position and tool orientation are mathematically constrained. Experiments on an in-house developed four-axis machine verify the efficacy of the proposed algorithm, where maximal errors caused by the local corner smoothing algorithm are constrained, the synchronization of the tool orientation and the tool tip position are achieved, and the proposed C3 continuous corner smoothing algorithm has lower jerk and jounce but higher tracking and contour accuracy than C2 continuous algorithm.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (13) ◽  
pp. 2701 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li ◽  
Yang ◽  
Gao ◽  
Su ◽  
Wei ◽  
...  

Error compensation technology offers a significant means for improving the geometric accuracy of CNC machine tools (MTs) as well as extending their service life. Measurement and identification are important prerequisites for error compensation. In this study, a measurement system, mainly composed of a self-developed micro-angle sensor and an L-shape standard piece, is proposed. Meanwhile, a stepwise identification method, based on an integrated error model, is established. In one measurement, four degrees-of-freedom errors, including two-dimensional displacement and two-dimensional angle of a linear guideway, can be obtained. Furthermore, in accordance with the stepwise identification method, the L-shape standard piece is placed in three different planes, so that the measurement and identification of all 21 geometric errors can be implemented. An experiment is carried out on a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) to verify the system. The residual error of the angle error, translation error and squareness error are 1.5″, 2 μm and 3.37″, respectively, and these are compared to the values detected by a Renishaw laser interferometer.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shijie Guo ◽  
Dongsheng Zhang ◽  
Yang Xi

A quantitative analysis to identify the key geometric error elements and their coupling is the prerequisite and foundation for improving the precision of machine tools. The purpose of this paper is to identify key geometric error elements and compensate for geometric errors accordingly. The geometric error model of three-axis machine tool is built on the basis of multibody system theory; and the quantitative global sensitivity analysis (GSA) model of geometric error elements is constructed by using extended Fourier amplitude sensitivity test method. The crucial geometric errors are identified; and stochastic characteristics of geometric errors are taken into consideration in the formulation of building up the compensation strategy. The validity of geometric error compensation based on sensitivity analysis is verified on a high-precision three-axis machine tool with open CNC system. The experimental results show that the average compensation rates along theX,Y, andZdirections are 59.8%, 65.5%, and 73.5%, respectively. The methods of sensitivity analysis and geometric errors compensation presented in this paper are suitable for identifying the key geometric errors and improving the precision of CNC machine tools effectively.


2012 ◽  
Vol 271-272 ◽  
pp. 1770-1775
Author(s):  
Qi Gao

The method used for measurement and calibration of machine tool errors should be general and efficient. With this method, the machine tool status can be completely identified and its accuracy can be enhanced by software error compensation. The point compensation method can be used as a means for modifying the nominal tool path and on-machine inspection where the machine tool is used as a coordinate measuring machine. The validity of the error calibration method proposed in this' paper was shown using a vertical 3-axis CNC machine with a laser interferometer and a ball bar technique.


2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 172988141989801
Author(s):  
Yuan Guo ◽  
Yu Sun ◽  
Kai Wu

Intelligent manufacturing as the development direction of the new generation manufacturing system has become a hot research topic. Computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools are the core manufacturing equipment in discrete manufacturing enterprises, collecting and monitoring the data is an important part of intelligent manufacturing workshops. It has a great significance to improve the production efficiency of enterprises and eliminate information islands. The purpose of this article is to solve the problems of data acquisition and monitoring of CNC machine tools in the manufacturing workshop of enterprises. This article uses FOCAS data acquisition method to research and develop the data acquisition and monitoring system of CNC machine tools in intelligent manufacturing workshop. The research results show that the equipment information model based on MTConnect protocol and FOCAS can solve the data acquisition and storage functions of CNC machine tools well. Using the object-oriented Petri net model, it can solve various uncertain factors in numerical control (NC) machining tasks and realize the monitoring function of CNC machining tasks in the workshop. Based on the NC program analysis, the calculation method of machining time in the NC program can determine the preventive maintenance cycle of the machine based on the machine fault information. Based on VS2013 development environment, Qt application framework and SQL Server 2012 database, the numerical control machine tool data acquisition and monitoring prototype system was developed, and the system was verified in the workshop to prove the effectiveness of the system.


2021 ◽  
pp. 002029402110108
Author(s):  
Hongtao Yang ◽  
Mei Shen ◽  
Li Li ◽  
Yu Zhang ◽  
Qun Ma ◽  
...  

To address the problems of the low accuracy of geometric error identification and incomplete identification results of the linear axis detection of computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools, a new 21-item geometric error identification method based on double ball-bar measurement was proposed. The model between the double ball-bar reading and the geometric error term in each plane was obtained according to the three-plane arc trajectory measurement. The mathematical model of geometric error components of CNC machine tools is established, and the error fitting coefficients are solved through the beetle antennae search particle swarm optimization (BAS–PSO) algorithm, in which 21 geometric errors, including roll angle errors, were identified. Experiments were performed to compare the optimization effect of the BAS–PSO and PSO and BAS and genetic particle swarm optimization (GA–PSO) algorithms. Experimental results show that the PSO algorithm is trapped in the local optimum, and the BAS–PSO is superior to the other three algorithms in terms of convergence speed and stability, has higher identification accuracy, has better optimization performance, and is suitable for identifying the geometric error coefficient of CNC machine tools. The accuracy and validity of the identification results are verified by the comparison with the results of the individual geometric errors detected through laser interferometer experiments. The identification accuracy of the double ball-bar is below 2.7 µm. The proposed identification method is inexpensive, has a short processing time, is easy to operate, and possesses a reference value for the identification and compensation of the linear axes of machine tools.


2010 ◽  
Vol 455 ◽  
pp. 621-624
Author(s):  
X. Li ◽  
Y.Y. Yu

Because of the practical requirement of real-time collection and analysis of CNC machine tool processing status information, we discuss the necessity and feasibility of applying ubiquitous sensor network(USN) in CNC machine tools by analyzing the characteristics of ubiquitous sensor network and the development trend of CNC machine tools, and application of machine tool thermal error compensation based on USN is presented.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2066 (1) ◽  
pp. 012113
Author(s):  
Weiwen Ye

Abstract Multi axis CNC machine tool has good linkage processing effect. Through the application of integral impeller in CNC machine tools, to improve the adaptability of CNC machine tools to complex surface processing parts, to improve the accuracy of multi axis CNC machine tools. The first part of this paper introduces the integral impeller and its machining characteristics; the second part introduces the basic NC machining process of integral impeller; the third part discusses the application of impeller in multi axis CNC machine tools from the creation of guide track, the simulation of integral impeller, software processing and generation. The purpose is to provide some reference for the processing and production of integral impeller.


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