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FIGURE 2.19 A coordinate measuring machine.<br />

• The cycle time on the CMM is a bottleneck in the manufacturing process because the s<strong>amp</strong>ling<br />

technique is inherently slow. Optimization of the measurement parameters, which is important<br />

to reduce cycle time on the CMM, is no trivial task, based on current programming methods.<br />

Computer-aided inspection planning for CMM (CAIPS-CMM) to automate the generation of CMM<br />

part programs can minimize problems associated with CMM programming mentioned above.<br />

A central issue in the automated CMM part programming is the extraction of design data from a<br />

CAD model for the various planning tasks. Information extracted from the CAD model coupled with<br />

input from planning decisions has to undergo further re-organization that is suitable for the automatic<br />

generation of the CMM part programs. The following subsections deal with aspects of the coordinate<br />

measuring machine, the computer-aided inspection planning systems, and a suitable data structure for<br />

the measurement of a prismatic part based on extracted design data from a CAD model.<br />

Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM)<br />

A CMM is a highly accurate three-dimensional spatial digitizer for any physical object. It carries a sensor<br />

that is mounted in the quill of a rigidly constructed structure that allows for three degrees of movement<br />

in a Cartesian frame, as shown in Figure 2.19. The axes of a computer controlled CMM are normally<br />

driven by servo motors and may have accurate scale of up to 0.5 micron resolution. The motion control<br />

of the CMM, and the capture of data point by activation of the sensor is carried out by the system<br />

controller that receives instructions from the host computer. The function of the host computer is to<br />

interpret CMM commands, and process measurement data from the CMM for evaluation purposes. The<br />

other function of the host computer is to provide the physical link to the operator interface, a CAD/CAM<br />

system where CMM programs may be created, or other computers in a computer integrated manufacturing<br />

system.<br />

CMM sensors that are used to detect surface points on an object can be broadly divided into tactile<br />

and non-tactile types. Non-tactile sensors using camera and laser are currently limited in accuracy and<br />

their operation is highly dependent on conditions such as ambient lighting and the surface texture of<br />

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