The use of thermal imaging, temperature and distortion models for machine tool thermal error reduction

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 212, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 671-679

  Postlethwaite, S R ^a   Allen, J P ^a   Ford, D G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compensation; Machine tool accuracy; Thermal errors; Thermal imaging

Indexed keywords

ERROR COMPENSATION; INFRARED IMAGING; MACHINING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

THERMAL ERRORS;

MACHINE TOOLS;

EID: 0032307336     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954405981515932     Document Type: Article

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