Method and apparatus for the determination of the axis of rotati

Details Method and apparatus for the determination of the axis of rotati Method and apparatus for the determination of the axis of rotati

1980-10-03

1983-01-25

Little, Willis

Geometrical instruments

Area integrators

Electrical

33181R, 33172D, G01B 525

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043695817

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a method for determining the axis of rotation of a rotatable table in a multiple coordinate measuring instrument equipped with at least one tracer, comprising the steps of arranging a spatial contact surface eccentrically to the axis of rotation of the rotatable table; determining the position of a point associated with the contact surface, in the coordinate system of the multiple coordinate measuring instrument by contacting the contact surface with the tracer; repeating the determination step in at least two additional different angular positions of the rotatable table; determining the direction of the normal to a plane which contains the points determined in the at least three angular positions of the rotatable table; and determining the center of a circle passing through the at least three points, whereby the axis of rotation of the rotatable table is the normal passing through the center of the circle. Also disclosed is a device for carrying out this method.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3509635 (1970-05-01), Meinke
patent: 3826011 (1974-07-01), D'Aniello

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