backlash error measurement and compensation on the vertical machining center强烈反对在立式加工中心误差测量和补偿.pdfVIP

Engineering, 2010, 2, 403-407 doi:10.4236/eng.2010.26053 Published Online June 2010 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/eng) Backlash Error Measurement and Compensation on the Vertical Machining Center * Huanlao Liu , Xiaoning Xue, Guangyu Tan Engineering college, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China E-mail : hl66@163.com, {xuexn , tangy}@ Received December 21, 2009; revised February 9, 2010; accepted February 18, 2010 Abstract The position errors in the axis direction of a vertical machine center have been measured by means of the VM101 linear encored measurement system. The character of the backlash error is discussed; results show that the backlash error has great influence on the position error. The position accuracy is enhanced after the backlash errors are compensated. Keywords: Position Error, Backlash Error, Error Model, Artificial Neural Network 1. Introduction positioning accuracy and repeatability along the body diagonals. The circular test can also be used in assessing the accuracy of the machine tools and the identification of The laser interferometer is commonly used in the meas- backlash error, a software strategy that is able to com- urement of various error components. Geometric errors pensate the backlash error [8]. have many different components like linear displacement Backlash error can be obtained through some kinds of error (positioning accuracy), straightness and flatness of methods, it is either