Calibration of a Hybrid Machine Tool from the Point of View of Positioning Accuracy

Abstract

The development of machine tools in the last twenty years includes, among other things, the application of mechanisms with a non-linear kinematic structure as the mechanical basis of machines. This results in significant improvements in kinematic characteristics and problems related to non-linear dependencies of the accuracy of the drive elements and the realization of movement in the machine’s external coordinates. The paper presents an approach to machine tool calibration based on the original O-X glide mechanism based on the ISO 230-4 standard with the mono- and bi-directional compensation of systematic errors and adaptation to the specifics of the mechanism’s kinematics. A machine tool prototype was designed and built for the research presented in the paper. The obtained results indicate the possibility of applying the existing recommendations and standards for testing the accuracy of machine tools with the need to correct the methodology by using linear and non-linear kinematic structures in machine tools.