Kinematic error separation on five-axis NC machine tool based on telescoping double ball bar

Abstract

The theory and algorithm of the homogeneous transformation matrix (HTM) method are applied in establishing the kinematic error model of five-axis machining tool with two-axis turntable. Based on this model, a new method for the kinematic error separation in five-axis numerical control (NC) machining tool is proposed. In this study, three types of simultaneous three-axis control motions are designed for each rotary axis to identify the deviations. In the measurement, two translational axes and one rotary axis are simultaneously controlled to keep a constant distance between the tool and the worktable. Telescoping double ball bar is used to measure the relative distance between the spindle and the worktable in the motion of NC machining tool. Finally, the value measured by telescoping double ball bar is substituted into the model to obtain kinematic error of NC machining tool. Comparison has confirmed that the proposed method is high precision and can be applied to effectively and conveniently measure the five-axis machining tool.

Keywords

error modeling / error separation / telescoping double ball bar / five-axis numerical control (NC) machining tool

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Acknowledgements

This project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50675005), National Science and Technology Major Project of China (2009ZX04014-012), Beijing Natural Science Foundation (No. 3072005), and Beijing Key Lab. of Advanced Manufacturing Technology.

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