Kinematic parameter estimation technique for calibration and repeatability improvement of articulated arm coordinate measuring machines

Precision Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 251-268

  Santolaria, Jorge ^a   Aguilar, Juan José ^a   Yagüe, José Antonio ^a   Pastor, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coordinate measurement arms; Data capture; Error correction; Kinematic calibration; Parameter identification; Repeatability

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINES; ERROR CORRECTION; ESTIMATION; KINEMATICS; MEASUREMENTS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SCANNING; STRESS ANALYSIS;

BALL-BAR; COORDINATE MEASUREMENT ARMS; DATA CAPTURE; DEGREES OF FREEDOM; ERROR MEASUREMENTS; ERROR MODELING; ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES; EXPERIMENTAL TESTING; FOURIER; IDENTIFICATION SCHEMES; IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUES; KINEMATIC CALIBRATION; KINEMATIC MODELLING; KINEMATIC PARAMETERS; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; NEW APPROACHES; NOMINAL DATA; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; PARAMETER IDENTIFICATION; PARAMETER IDENTIFICATIONS; REPEATABILITY; ROBOT ARMS;

IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

EID: 48549099025     PISSN: 01416359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precisioneng.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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