Research Article

Analysis of Nonlinear Error Caused by Motions of Rotation Axes for Five-Axis Machine Tools with Orthogonal Configuration

Table 1

Classification of five-axis machine tools according to configuration of rotation axes.

GroupTypeRotary axis featuresHome positionTool orientation

I ABXAB
ACXAC
BCYBC
BAYBA
CAZCA
CBZCB

IIABZAB
ACYAC
BCXBC
BAZBA
CAYCA
CBXCB