An efficient offline method for determining the thermally sensitive points of a machine tool structure

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Whether from internal sources or arising from environmental sources, thermal error in most machine tools is inexorable. Out of several thermal error control methods, electronic compensation can be an easy-to-implement and cost effective solution. However, analytically locating the optimal thermally sensitive points within the machine structure for compensation has been a challenging task. This is especially true when complex structural deformations arising from the heat generated internally as well as long term environmental temperature fluctuations can only be controlled with a limited number of temperature inputs. This paper presents some case study results confirming the sensitivity to sensor location and a new efficient offline method for determining localized thermally sensitive points within the machine structure using finite element method (FEA) and Matlab software. Compared to the empirical and complex analytical methods, this software based method allows efficient and rapid op

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