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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2020
Applicant:
Renishaw Plc, Wotton-under-Edge, GB;
Inventors:
Paul Maxted, Bristol, GB;
James Arthur Hartley, Tetbury, GB;
Assignee:
RENISHAW PLC, Wotton-under-Edge, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 15/12 (2006.01); G01B 5/012 (2006.01); G01B 5/20 (2006.01); G01B 5/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 15/12 (2013.01); G01B 5/012 (2013.01); G01B 5/20 (2013.01); G01B 5/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method including: a) causing a tool mounted on a machine tool to work on a workpiece, and at least one sensor, which is configured to measure one or more aspects of the tool and/or machine tool, collecting sensor data during said working; b) a measurement device inspecting the part of the workpiece that was worked on at step a) to obtain measurement data; and c) calculating sensor-to-workpiece data calibration information from the sensor data and the measurement data.