Error measurement and assemble error correction of a 3D-step-gauge

Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering in China

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 388-393

  Mao, Xinyong ^a   Li, Bin ^a   Shi, Hanmin ^a   Liu, Hongqi ^a   Li, Xi ^a   Li, Peigen ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

3D step gauge; CNC machine tools; Error measurement; Measurement instrumentation; Parametrical calibration

Indexed keywords

EID: 34648843744     PISSN: 16733479     EISSN: 16733592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11465-007-0067-x     Document Type: Article

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