Drift Reduction of a 4-DOF Measurement System Caused by Unstable Air Refractive Index.
Sensors (Basel)
; 20(21)2020 Nov 06.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33171985
ABSTRACT
Laser beam drift greatly influences the accuracy of a four degrees of freedom (4-DOF) measurement system during the detection of machine tool errors, especially for long-distance measurement. A novel method was proposed using bellows to serve as a laser beam shield and air pumps to stabilize the refractive index of air. The inner diameter of the bellows and the control mode of the pumps were optimized through theoretical analysis and simulation. An experimental setup was established to verify the feasibility of the method under the temperature interference condition. The results indicated that the position stability of the laser beam spot can be improved by more than 79% under the action of pumping and inflating. The proposed scheme provides a cost-effective method to reduce the laser beam drift, which can be applied to improve the detection accuracy of a 4-DOF measurement system.
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En
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Sensors (Basel)
Year:
2020
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Article
Affiliation country:
China