• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 17, Issue 1, 011203 (2019)
Jiakun Li, Qibo Feng*, Chuanchen Bao, and Bin Zhang
Author Affiliations
  • Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Ministry of Education, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201917.011203 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Jiakun Li, Qibo Feng, Chuanchen Bao, Bin Zhang. Method for simultaneously and directly measuring all six-DOF motion errors of a rotary axis[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2019, 17(1): 011203 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of the proposed method.
    Fig. 1. Schematic of the proposed method.
    Schematic diagram of the PID closed-loop control.
    Fig. 2. Schematic diagram of the PID closed-loop control.
    Experimental system.
    Fig. 3. Experimental system.
    Results of the repeatability experiments for measuring all six-DOF motion errors of an indexing table.
    Fig. 4. Results of the repeatability experiments for measuring all six-DOF motion errors of an indexing table.
    Results of the comparison experiments between the auto-collimator and our device for measuring (a) the tilt motion error around the Y axis and (b) the angular positioning error.
    Fig. 5. Results of the comparison experiments between the auto-collimator and our device for measuring (a) the tilt motion error around the Y axis and (b) the angular positioning error.
    Motion ErrorDetectorExpression
    δx(θ)InterferometerOmitted
    δy(θ)QD1 or QD2ΔYQD1/2 or ΔYQD2/2
    δz(θ)QD1 or QD2ΔZQD1/2 or ΔZQD2/2
    εx(θ)QD1 and QD2(ΔZQD1ΔZQD2)/2h
    εy(θ)PSD2ΔZPSD2/2f2
    εz(θ)PSD2ΔYPSD2/2f2+θrefθ
    Table 1. Corresponding Detectors and Expressions for Measuring Each DOF Motion Error of a Rotary Axis
    ErrorsResolutionSDSMRV
    δx(θ)20 pm0.03μm3.9μm
    δy(θ)0.04μm0.07μm3.0μm
    δz(θ)0.04μm0.04μm0.7μm
    εx(θ)0.27 arcsec0.05 arcsec2.5 arcsec
    εy(θ)0.26 arcsec0.17 arcsec2.4 arcsec
    εz(θ)0.26 arcsec0.06 arcsec24.8 arcsec
    Table 2. Measurement Resolution, Standard Deviation of Stability (SDS) and Maximum Repeatability Value (MRV)
    Jiakun Li, Qibo Feng, Chuanchen Bao, Bin Zhang. Method for simultaneously and directly measuring all six-DOF motion errors of a rotary axis[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2019, 17(1): 011203
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