Coordinate measuring machine and method of measuring therein
First Claim
1. A coordinate measuring machine wherein a measuring element is brought into contact with a workpiece which is placed on a table to measure the shape of the workpiece, comprising:
- a data receiving device recording at least one measured value and a measuring direction of the measuring element when the measuring element is brought into contact with a workpiece;
a shape error calculating device receiving the at least one measured value from the data receiving device and having stored therein a plurality of formulae representing a corresponding plurality of geometric shapes, the shape error calculating device calculating shape errors based on the plurality of formulae and the at least one measured value from the data receiving device;
a geometric shape determining device for determining a geometric shape of the workpiece based on the number of measured values and amount of shape errors from the plurality of formulae, the geometric shape determining device determining the geometric shape to be a point when the number of measured values is one, the geometric shape determining device comparing the shape errors calculated by said shape error calculating device for at least two geometric shapes when the number of measured values is more than one to determine a temporary geometric shape having the least shape error and determining an optimal geometric shape based on the temporary geometric shape and the measuring direction of the measuring element recorded by the data receiving device when the number of measured values is more than one; and
a data display device displaying one of the temporary and optimal geometric shapes.
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Abstract
A coordinate measuring machine and the method of measuring therein wherein the instruction of the geometic shape is prevented from mistaking and the geometic shape of the workpiece is measured without interrupting the joystick operation. The measuring direction of the probe and the measured value of workpiece are taken in the data receiving part. The geometic shape calculation part calculates the errors of each geometic shape based on the measured value from the data receiving part and the formula which was input previously and represents the geometic shape such as "a straight line or circle". And, the geometic shape recognition part compares respective shape errors such as "a straight line and circle" which are calculated in geometic shape calculation part and recognizes the geometic shape having the lowest shape errors. Further, the optimal geometic shape is recognized again based on the geometic shape having the lowest recognized shape errors and the measuring direction of the probe which is input from said data receiving part. Therefore, the step for inputting the geometic shape of the workpiece by the key can be removed before measuring. Moreover, the geometic shape can be recognized in a short time, because the geometic shape of workpiece can be automatically set based on the characteristic such as "a point, straight line or circle" whenever the definite measured point of the geometic shape of the workpiece is obtained.
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15 Claims
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1. A coordinate measuring machine wherein a measuring element is brought into contact with a workpiece which is placed on a table to measure the shape of the workpiece, comprising:
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a data receiving device recording at least one measured value and a measuring direction of the measuring element when the measuring element is brought into contact with a workpiece; a shape error calculating device receiving the at least one measured value from the data receiving device and having stored therein a plurality of formulae representing a corresponding plurality of geometric shapes, the shape error calculating device calculating shape errors based on the plurality of formulae and the at least one measured value from the data receiving device; a geometric shape determining device for determining a geometric shape of the workpiece based on the number of measured values and amount of shape errors from the plurality of formulae, the geometric shape determining device determining the geometric shape to be a point when the number of measured values is one, the geometric shape determining device comparing the shape errors calculated by said shape error calculating device for at least two geometric shapes when the number of measured values is more than one to determine a temporary geometric shape having the least shape error and determining an optimal geometric shape based on the temporary geometric shape and the measuring direction of the measuring element recorded by the data receiving device when the number of measured values is more than one; and a data display device displaying one of the temporary and optimal geometric shapes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of determining a shape of a workpiece in a coordinate measuring machine having a data receiving device with a measuring element that contacts a surface of the workpiece to determine the shape, of the workpiece, the method comprising the steps of:
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recording with a data receiving device at least one measured value and a measuring direction of the measuring element when the measuring element contacts the surface of the workpiece; calculating shape errors with a shape error calculating device based on a plurality of formulae that each represent at least one geometric shape and the at least one recorded measured value from the data receiving device; comparing the calculated shape errors with a geometric shape determining device; determining a temporary geometric shape having the least shape error with said geometric shape determining device; determining an optimal geometric shape based on the temporary geometric shape and the recorded measuring direction with said geometric shape determining device; and displaying one of the temporary and optimal geometric shapes on a data output part. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method of determining a shape of a workpiece in a coordinate measuring machine having a data receiving device with a measuring element that contacts a surface of the workpiece to determine the shape of the workpiece, the method comprising the steps of:
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recording at least one measured value and a measuring direction of the measuring element when the measuring element contacts the surface of the workpiece; calculating shape errors based on a plurality of formulae representing plural geometric shapes and the at least one recorded measured value; comparing the calculated shape errors; determining a temporary geometric shape having the least shape error; determining an optimal geometric shape based on the temporary geometric shape and the recorded measuring direction; automatically setting the geometric shape of the workpiece in accordance with the optimal geometric shape; and displaying one of the temporary and optimal geometric shapes.
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15. A method of determining a shape of a workpiece in a coordinate measuring machine having a data receiving device with a measuring element, the method comprising the steps of:
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contacting a surface of the workpiece with the measuring element; recording at least one measured value and a measuring direction of the measuring element when the measuring element contacts the surface of the workpiece; calculating shape errors based on a plurality of formulae representing plural geometric shapes and the at least one recorded measured value; comparing the calculated shape errors; determining a temporary geometric shape having the least shape error; and determining an optimal geometric shape in accordance with the temporary geometric shape and the recorded measuring direction, wherein the shape of the workpiece is automatically set in accordance with the optimal geometric shape by the coordinate measuring machine.
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