<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper presents a simplified system for measuring geometric profiles of end mills. Firstly, a CCD camera was used to capture images of cutting tools. Then, an image acquisition card with the encoding function was adopted to convert the source of image into an USB port of a PC, and the image could be shown on a monitor. In addition, two linear scales were mounted on the X-Y table for positioning and measuring purposes. The signals of the linear scales were transmitted into a 4-axis quadrature encoder with 4-channel counter card for position monitoring. The C++ Builder was utilized for designing the user friendly human machine interface of the measuring system of tools. There is a cross line on the image of the interface to show a coordinate for the position measurement. Finally, a well-known tool measuring and inspection machine was employed for the measuring standard. This study compares the difference of the measuring results by using the machine and the proposed system. Experimental results show that the percentage of measuring error is acceptable for some geometric parameters of the square or ball nose end mills. Therefore, the results demonstrate the effectiveness of the presented approach.</p></abstract>

This paper presents a simplified system for measuring geometric profiles of end mills. Firstly, a CCD camera was used to capture images of cutting tools. Then, an image acquisition card with the encoding function was adopted to convert the source of image into an USB port of a PC, and the image could be shown on a monitor. In addition, two linear scales were mounted on the X-Y table for positioning and measuring purposes. The signals of the linear scales were transmitted into a 4-axis quadrature encoder with 4-channel counter card for position monitoring. The C++ Builder was utilized for designing the user friendly human machine interface of the measuring system of tools. There is a cross line on the image of the interface to show a coordinate for the position measurement. Finally, a well-known tool measuring and inspection machine was employed for the measuring standard. This study compares the difference of the measuring results by using the machine and the proposed system. Experimental results show that the percentage of measuring error is acceptable for some geometric parameters of the square or ball nose end mills. Therefore, the results demonstrate the effectiveness of the presented approach.

Development and Implementation of a Simplified Tool Measuring System

Department of Mechanical and Computer-Aided Engineering, National Formosa University

Department of Automation Engineering, National Formosa University

Institute of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering, National Formosa University, 64, Wunhua Rd., Huwei, Yunlin 632, Taiwan

Measurement Science Review

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This paper presents a simplified system for measuring geometric profiles of end mills. Firstly, a CCD camera was used to capture images of cutting tools. Then,...

Development and Implementation of a Simplified Tool Measuring System

Published Online: Oct 28, 2010

Page range: 142 - 146

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10048-010-0020-8

Keywords
Tool measuring system, geometric profile, human machine interface (HMI)

This content is open access.

Development and Implementation of a Simplified Tool Measuring System

Published Online: Oct 28, 2010

Page range: 142 - 146

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10048-010-0020-8

KeywordsTool measuring system, geometric profile, human machine interface (HMI)

This content is open access.

Keywords
Tool measuring system, geometric profile, human machine interface (HMI)