Measurement of micro gears with a touch-trigger probe

YenChih Liu; Kai-Hsiung Chang; Nia-Chun An; Sheng-Zhan Yan; Hsiu-An Tsai

doi:10.1117/12.2018338

31 January 2013 Measurement of micro gears with a touch-trigger probe

YenChih Liu, Kai-Hsiung Chang, Nia-Chun An, Sheng-Zhan Yan, Hsiu-An Tsai

Proceedings Volume 8759, Eighth International Symposium on Precision Engineering Measurement and Instrumentation; 875934 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2018338
Event: International Symposium on Precision Engineering Measurement and Instrumentation 2012, 2012, Chengdu, China

Abstract

The measurement of micro gears with a touch-trigger probe will be introduced in this paper. Due to the small size and complex geometry of micro gears, it is difficult to measure them by traditional instruments like coordinate measuring machines (CMM) or laser displacement sensors. This study focuses on this topic and proposes an approach to measure the three dimensional profile of micro gears. The methodology is based on coordinate measurement. A special touch-trigger probe which detects the moment of contact is employed in the measuring system. The diameter of the probe tip is smaller than 2µm and therefore small enough for measuring micro structures. All the calibration and error compensation for the measuring system are discussed in the view of micro metrology. The comparison of measured profiles from both coordinate and image measurement is discussed. Results of experiments show that the proposed approach is worth of further development in the future.

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YenChih Liu, Kai-Hsiung Chang, Nia-Chun An, Sheng-Zhan Yan, and Hsiu-An Tsai "Measurement of micro gears with a touch-trigger probe", Proc. SPIE 8759, Eighth International Symposium on Precision Engineering Measurement and Instrumentation, 875934 (31 January 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2018338

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