ASME B89.4.19 Performance Evaluation Tests and Geometric Misalignments in Laser Trackers

Published

January 30, 2009

Author(s)

Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Daniel S. Sawyer, Christopher J. Blackburn, Steven D. Phillips, Bruce R. Borchardt, William T. Estler

Abstract

Small and unintended offsets, tilts, and eccentricity of the mechanical and optical components in laser trackers introduce systematic errors in the measured spherical coordinates (angles and range readings), and possibly in the calculated lengths of reference artifacts. It is desirable that the tests described in the ASME B89.4.19 Standard [1] be sensitive to these geometric misalignments so that any resulting systematic errors are identified during performance evaluation. In this paper, we present some analysis, using error models and numerical simulation, of the sensitivity of the volumetric length and two-face tests in the B89.4.19 Standard to misalignments in laser trackers. We highlight key attributes of the testing strategy adopted in the Standard and propose new volumetric length tests that demonstrate improved sensitivity to some misalignments. Experimental results with a tracker that is not properly error corrected for the effects of the misalignments validate claims regarding the proposed new length tests.

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Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

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Keywords

ASME B89.4.19, Laser tracker, Sensitivity

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Muralikrishnan, B. , Sawyer, D. , Blackburn, C. , Phillips, S. , Borchardt, B. and Estler, W. (2009), ASME B89.4.19 Performance Evaluation Tests and Geometric Misalignments in Laser Trackers, Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=824664 (Accessed April 19, 2024)