• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.289-296
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• 1997

In this paper, a method has been proposed for error measurement/diagnosis of CNC machine tools using the ball link bar on three dimensional space. For the circular motion error measurement, deviation between the desired and actual test path has been measured and analysed using a new type of ball link which incorporates ideal three point contact between reference balls and sockets. Computer program for the error evaluation has been developed and implemented under PC environment. Using the developed program, the circular test data on a CNC machine tool have been analysed, and thus, machine tool errors were effectively evaluated.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2001.04a
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• pp.501-504
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• 2001

The use of error compensation techniques has been recognized as an effective way in the improvement of the accuracy of a machine tool. The laser measurement method for identifying position errors of machine tool has the disadvantages such as high cost, long calibration time and usage of volumetric error synthesis model. Accordingly, this paper deals with analysis of the position errors of a machine tool using ball bar test without using complicated error synthesis model. Statistical analysis method was adopted in this paper for deriving position errors using hemispherical helix ball bar test.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2000.05a
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• pp.703-707
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• 2000

Machine tool errors have to be characterized and predicted to improve machine tool accuracy. A real-time error compensation system has been developed based on volumetric error synthesis model which is composed of machine tool errors. This paper deals with new algorithm about verification of machine tool errors. This new algorithm uses a simplified volumetric error synthesis model. This simplified model is constructed with only main components among the error components of the machines. This main error components are analyzed by three-dimensional helical ball bar test. By substituting result of helical ball bar test fer simplified model, we could find that obtained error components are closed to real error components.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.19 no.9
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• pp.34-40
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• 2002

Machining accuracy is affected by quasi-static errors of machining center. Since machine errors have a direct influence upon both the surface finish and geometric shape of the finished workpiece, it is very important to measure the machine errors and to compensate these errors. The laser measurement method for identifying geometric errors of machine tool has the disadvantages such as high cost, long calibration time and usage of volumetric error synthesis model. Accordingly, this paper deals with analysis of the geometric errors of a machine tool using ball bar test without using complicated error synthesis model. Statistical analysis method was adopted in this paper for deriving geometric errors using hemispherical helix ball bar test. As a result of experiment, geometric errors of the vertical machining center are compensated by 88%.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 1995.10a
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• pp.1033-1038
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• 1995

NC 공작기계의 contour 운동 오차를 측정하기 위하여 사용되는 Ball-Bar에 의한 원호 보간 시험 데이터를 이용하여 NC controller의 성능을 평가 할 수 있는 S/W에 의한 방법을 제시한다. 본 논문에서 지금까지는 분석이 어려웠던 Masrer-Slave Changeover의 분석을 가능하게 하였으며, Ball-Bar로 부터 얻어지는 데이터를 Weighted Residual Method에 의한 종합적인 분석을 하였으며, 오차 원인별 비교를 위해 Eztra Sum of Squares Method를 도입하였다. 본 연구의 실제 적용을 위한 측정 및 분석 S/W를 개발하였으며, 결과적으로 NC controller의 성능평가에 유용함을 알 수 있었다. 무부하 조건에서의 Ball-Bar에 의한 분석 데이터와의 비교를 위하여 원형 시편을 가공하고, 진원도 측정 및 분석을 통하여 유사한 오차 pattern을 가짐을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.143-151
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• 2001

Machine tool errors have to be characterized and predicted to improve machine tool accuracy. A real-time error compensation system has been developed based on volumetric error synthesis model which is composed of machine tool errors. This paper deals with new algorithm about verification of machine tool errors. This new algorithm uses a simplified volumetric error synthesis model. This simplified model is constructed with only main components among the error components of the machine. The main error components are analyzed by ball bar test of hemispherical helix. The novel measurement method using ball bar system has many advantages which are more efficient, easier to use than conventional measurement system.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.25 no.9
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• pp.1359-1367
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• 2001

Improvement of machine tool accuracy is an essential part of quality control in manufacturing process. Among of all the errors of a particular machine tool, the thermal errors of the spindle have a notably significant effect on machining accuracy and have a direct influence upon both the surface finish and geometric shape of the finished workpiece. Therefore, this paper proposed new measurement method for thermal errors of the spindle in machine tools. The thermal errors are measured by a ball bar system instead of capacitance sensor system. The novel measurement method using ball bar system is more efficient, easier to use than conventional measurement system. And also the ball bar system is possible to measure both geometric errors and thermal errors at the same time.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.243-244
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• 2006

In this paper, the development of an error measurement system of 5-axis mill & turn machine tool presented by double ball bar test, which has been widely used to measure the overall accuracy of machining center. and the reliability of an error measurement system of 5-axis mill & turn machine tool was secured by the direct cutting test.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.27 no.11
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• pp.98-105
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• 2010

In this paper, double ball-bar is used to estimate the geometric errors of a rotary table, which includes one-axial motion, two-radial motions and two-tilt motions, except the angular positioning error. To simplify the measurement procedures, three measurement steps have been designed and developed. At each measurement step, one end of the double ball-bar is fixed at the nose of spindle and the other end is located on the rotary table. And specific circular test path is planned to keep the distance between two balls as constant at ideal case. The relationship including the geometric errors of a rotary table and the measured distance between two balls which is distorted by the geometric errors is defined by using ball-bar equation. Each geometric error is modeled as $4^{th}$ order polynomial considering $C^1$-continuity. Finally the coefficients of polynomial are calculated by least-square method. Simulation is done to check the validation of the suggested method considering set-up errors and measurement noise. Suggested method is applied to estimate geometric errors of a rotary table of a 5-axis machine tool.

• International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.453-460
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• 2005

In this paper, a prototype Cartesian Parallel Manipulator (CPM) is demonstrated, in which a moving platform is connected to a fixed frame by three PRRR limbs. Due to the orthogonal arrangement of the three prismatic joints, it behaves like a conventional X-Y-Z Cartesian robot. However, because all the linear actuators are mounted at the fixed frame, the manipulator may be suitable for applications requiring high speed and accuracy. Using a geometric method and the practical assumption that three revolute joint axes in each limb are parallel to one another, a simple forward kinematics for an actual model is derived, which is expressed in terms of a set of linear equations. Based on the error model, two calibration methods using full position and length measurements are developed. It is shown that for a full position measurement, the solution for the calibration can be obtained analytically. However, since a ball-bar is less expensive and sufficiently accurate for calibration, the kinematic calibration experiment on the prototype machine is performed by using a ball-bar. The effectiveness of the kinematic calibration method with a ball-bar is verified through the well­known circular test.