Accuracy Evaluation of 5-Axis Machining Center Based on Measurements of Machined  Workpiece – Evaluation of Accuracy of 5-Axis Controlled Machining Center –

Yoshitaka Morimoto; Keisuke Nakato; Motoshi Gontani

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IJAT Vol.6 No.5 pp. 675-681

doi: 10.20965/ijat.2012.p0675

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Accuracy Evaluation of 5-Axis Machining Center Based on Measurements of Machined Workpiece – Evaluation of Accuracy of 5-Axis Controlled Machining Center –

Yoshitaka Morimoto, Keisuke Nakato, and Motoshi Gontani

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kanazawa Institute of Technology, 3-1 Yatsukaho, Hakusan, Ishikawa 924-0838, Japan

Received:

April 19, 2012

Accepted:

June 19, 2012

Published:

September 5, 2012

Keywords:

coordinate measuring machine, machining center, geometric error, accuracy test

Abstract

A new method for evaluating the geometrical accuracy of a 5-axis Machining Center (MC) based on the measurement results of the machined workpiece has been developed. The strategy behind our method is to utilize, because of its accuracy, a Coordinates Measuring Machine (CMM) as a master gauge. Thus, the machine operator machines the workpiece and a technologist of precise measurement takes the measurements. In our study, non-rotational machining is utilized to copy and trace the machine trajectory on the workpiece, minimizing the machining error. The profiles of the machined workpiece are measured and evaluated by a CMM, and the geometric errors of the machining center are extracted. Themeasurement results are sufficiently accurate compared to those taken using the square master gauge calibrated by CMM previously. In this report, the machining setup, including workpiece design, tool design, and cutting conditions, is proposed, and the experimental procedures and results of the evaluation are given.

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Y. Morimoto, K. Nakato, and M. Gontani, “Accuracy Evaluation of 5-Axis Machining Center Based on Measurements of Machined Workpiece – Evaluation of Accuracy of 5-Axis Controlled Machining Center –,” Int. J. Automation Technol., Vol.6 No.5, pp. 675-681, 2012.

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[10] [10] Y. Morimoto, Y. Ichida, T. Ohashi, R. Sato, and K. Kato, “Study on Accuracy Compensation of a Machining Center Based on Measurement results ofMachined Workpiece (1st Report: Measurement and Compensation of Geometric and Dimensional Error of Three-Orthogonal Axes,” JSPE, Vol.69, Issue 12, pp. 1718-1723, 2003. (in Japanese)

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