Chapter 1 Introducing the Agilent 5530
Types of Measurements
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Types of Measurements
The Agilent 5530 dynamic calibrator performs the following types of
measurements:
• Linear measurements made in a straight line along a single axis.
They indicate whether your machine is accurately measuring
distances where the laser beam is located.
• Angular measurements of changes in squareness between axes (pitch
and yaw).
• Straightness measurements of perpendicular displacement at the
work point relative to a reference straight line to determine how
straight the machine will cut a part.
• Squareness measurements consists of two perpendicular
straightness measurements.
• Parallelism measurements consist of two straightness
measurements. There are two types of parallelism measurements:
linear (or coplanar) and rotational. Linear parallelism measurements
are made along two axes that are parallel to each other. Rotational
parallelism measurements are made on a machine spindle or fourth
(rotary) axis on a milling machine.
•Timing, Flatness, Way Straightness, and Diagonal
measurements. See the Agilent 5530 Dynamic Calibrator
Measurements Reference Guide for a description of these
measurements.
In addition to the above measurements, optional fixturing is available to
measure the angular displacement of a rotating device.
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