Method of measurement on a machine tool and corresponding machine tool apparatus
US10037017B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/50063
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of scanning an object using an analog probe mounted on a machine tool, so as to collect scanned measurement data along a nominal measurement line on the surface of the object, the analog probe having a preferred measurement range. The method includes controlling the analog probe and/or object to perform a scanning operation in accordance with a course of relative motion, the course of relative motion being configured such that, based on assumed properties of the surface of the object, the analog probe will be caused to obtain data within its preferred measuring range, as well as cause the analog probe to go outside its preferred measuring range, along the nominal measurement line on the surface of the object.
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