Research Article

A Recognition Methodology for the Key Geometric Errors of a Multi-Axis Machine Tool Based on Accuracy Retentivity Analysis

Table 1

Geometric error terms of the four-axis machine tool.

Errors sourcesSymbolsNumber

X-axisδxx, δyx, δzx, εxx, εyx, εzx1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Y-axisδxy, δyy, δzy, εxy, εyy, εzy7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Y-axisδxz, δyz, δzz, εxz, εyz, εzz13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
B-axisδxb, δyb, δzb, εxb, εyb, εzb19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Interaxisγxy, βxz, αyz, αyb, γyb, δzby25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30