Cylindricity measurement on a coordinate measuring machine

Abstract

A set of different parameters affect the measurement of cylindrical profiles on a coordinate measuring machine (CMM). This paper presents the influence of measuring strategy and different types of styli on the results of cylindricity measurement. Experiments with three different styli and three different strategies were performed and the results are presented in this paper. The lowest results were achieved with smaller stylus tips and strategy with lines, while the most stable result, the closest to the reference measurement, is the strategy with parallel circles.