Uncertainty analysis for the fiducial calibration system

Bethany A. Woody, K. Scott Smith, Robert J. Hocken, Jimmie A. Miller

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Abstract

Previous work has established the Fiducial Calibration System (PCS), a technique, which, for the first time provides a method that allows for the accuracy of a CMM to be transferred to the shop floor. This paper addresses the range of applicability of the PCS, and provides a method to answer two fundamental questions. First, given a set of machines and fiducials, how much improvement in precision of the finished part can be expected? And second, given a desired precision of the finished part, what machines and fiducials are required? The achievable improvement in precision using the PCS depends on a number of factors including, but not limited to: the type of fiducial, the probing system on the machine and CMM, the time required to make a measurement, and the frequency of measurement. In this paper, the sensitivity of the method to such items is evaluated through an uncertainty analysis, and examples are given indicating how this analysis can be used in a variety of cases.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers, Manufacturing Engineering Division, MED
Pages699-706
Number of pages8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
Event2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2005 - Orlando, FL, United States
Duration: Nov 5 2005Nov 11 2005

Publication series

NameAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers, Manufacturing Engineering Division, MED
Volume16-1

Conference

Conference2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2005
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando, FL
Period11/5/0511/11/05

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