METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING WORKPIECE ON MACHINE TOOL

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APP PUB NO 20110307212A1
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13155698

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A measuring head attached to a machine tool is swiveled by a predetermined angle. A reference sphere is then measured by the measuring head from a first direction and a second direction. Accordingly, coordinates of a center point of the reference sphere are acquired. First machine coordinates of the measuring head are coordinates when the measuring head measures the center point of the reference sphere from a first direction. Second machine coordinates of the measuring head are coordinates when the measuring head measures the center point of the reference sphere from a second direction. A 3-dimensional offset of the measuring head is acquired, based on the first machine coordinates and the second machine coordinates of the measuring head. Subsequently, the workpiece is measured by the measuring head, by using the 3-dimensional offset of the measuring head. As a result, the 3-dimensional offset of the measuring head is acquired, and thereby the workpiece can be measured by the measuring head because the measurement function intrinsic to the measuring head is effectively used without separately using another measuring instrument.

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DMG MORI SEIKI CO LTD106 KITAKORIYAMA-CHO YAMATOKORIYAMA-SHI NARA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
HAMANAKA, Hirokazu Nara, JP 1 6
MORITA, Hisayoshi Nara, JP 6 46
NISHIKAWA, Shizuo Nara, JP 20 128

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