CoordinateMeasuringMachine(CMM)

ME0403 MetrologyandQuality Control

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FunctionsofCMM

Tomeasuretheactualsizeofw/pcomparison withdesiredshapeandevaluationof metrologicalinformationsuchas

Size Form Location Position

Actualsizeisobtainedbyprobingthesurface atdiscretemeasuringpoints.Everyptis expressedintermsofitsx,y,z coordinates

CMMsystemcomponents

MechanicalSetupwith3axesmovement& thedisplacementtransducer Probeheadtoprobetheworkpieceina spatialdirection ControlUnit Computerwithsoftwaretocalculate& representtheresults

MechanicalSetup

AirBearing Beingnoncontact,air bearingsavoidthe traditionalbearing relatedproblemsof friction,wear,and lubricanthandling,and offerdistinct advantagesinprecision positioningandhigh speedapplications.

AirBearing

Thefluidfilmofthebearingisachievedby supplyingaflowofairthroughthebearingitself tothebearingsurface. Numerousbearingdesignsexisttoensure uniformpressureisdistributedacrosstheentire bearingarea. Thedesignoftheairbearingissuchthat, althoughtheairconstantlydissipatesfromthe bearingsite,thecontinualflowofpressurizedair throughthebearingissufficienttosupportthe workingloads.

ProbesandProbeHead

TouchTriggerprobe

ProbeChangingSystem

Programming/Measurement withtheCMM
Step1:HometheCMM
establishesglobalcoordinatesystem(Xm,Ym,Zm)

Step2:QualifytheTip(Calibrationofprobetipwith respecttoprobehead)
compensatesfortipdiameter

Step3:AlignthePart
establishesalocalcoordinatesystemonthe part(Xw,Yw,Zw)

Step4:MeasurethePart Step5:Representationofmeasurementresultsafter coordinatetransformationintow/prelatedcoordinates system

TypesofCMM

Movingbridge Fixedbridge Cantilever Gantry

CantileverCMM(Manual)

FixedBridgeCMM

MovingBridgeCMM(Computer Controlled)

GantryTypeCMM

MeasuringRanges

18.11"x18.11"x11.81" (460x460x300mm) 40.20"x32.20"x24.21" (1021x818x615mm)

PotentialSourcesofCMMError

SourcesoferrorsinCMMmeasurements

spatialerrors computationalerrors.

Spatialerrors areerrorsinthemeasuredpositionofa pointonthesurfaceoftheWorkpiece

Computationalerrors aretheerrorsinthe estimateddimensionsandformdeviationsof theworkpiece

SpatialErrors
TheaccuracyofthecomponentsoftheCMM the guideways,thescales,theprobesystemandthe qualificationsphere. TheenvironmentinwhichtheCMMoperates the ambienttemperature,temperaturegradients,humidity andvibration. Theprobingstrategyused themagnitudeand directionoftheprobeforce,thetypeofprobestylus usedandthemeasuringspeedoftheprobe. Thecharacteristicsoftheworkpiece elasticity, surfaceroughness,hardnessandthemassofthe component.

Computationalerrors

TheCMMsoftwareusedtoestimatethe geometryoftheworkpiece. Theprecisionofthecomputerusedonthe CMM. Thenumberandrelativepositionofthe measuredpoints. Theextenttowhichthegeometrydeparts fromtheidealgeometricform.