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Dimensional Stability of Novel Artifact and its Error Mapping with Measuring Volume of Bridge Type CMM

International Journal of Mechanical Engineering
© 2026 by SSRG - IJME Journal
Volume 13 Issue 1
Year of Publication : 2026
Authors : Achyut D. Khare, Anand K. Bewoor, Vinay A. Kulkarni
10.14445/23488360/IJME-V13I1P106
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Achyut D. Khare, Anand K. Bewoor, Vinay A. Kulkarni, "Dimensional Stability of Novel Artifact and its Error Mapping with Measuring Volume of Bridge Type CMM," SSRG International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, vol. 13,  no. 1, pp. 61-75, 2026. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488360/IJME-V13I1P106

Abstract:

To meet the continuous need for precision and accurate measurement, it is necessary to improve regularly the performance of three-dimensional and more flexible measuring systems (i.e., CMM). An interim check of CMM by the operator using the artifacts offers the best economical solution to verify CMM on a daily basis. There exist some limitations of the existing artifacts, especially long-term stability, the capability to detect abrupt changes in the CMM performance, and allowing different functions to share data and interact with each other. This necessitates proposing a novel artifact that will combine all the needs of the inspection process with features of uncertainty evaluation. A ball plate artifact (Novel Artifact) is designed with Dolerite as base plate material and 48 Zirconia balls to determine Geometric and Volumetric errors in different positions. The statistical performance of the artifact is verified by measuring the distance of the balls from a reference ball in the first, twelfth, and twenty-second weeks, and then by plotting the results using statistical tools. Cross-correlation is used for depicting the stability of the ball plate before dimensional stability reverification. Interim checking of the CMMs used in the production area is carried out by using this artifact, and errors such as linear, horizontal, and vertical straightness, pitch, yaw along X, Y, Z axes, and roll along Z-axis have been determined. It is evident that the estimation of error using improved novel artifact maps for measuring the volume of Bridge type CMM is more accurate and effective.

Keywords:

Novel artifact, Coordinate measuring machines, Error mapping, Interim check, Geometric errors, Volumetric errors, etc.

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