VIRTUAL EXPERIMENTS FOR UNCERTAINTY EVALUATION OF MEASUREMENTS PERFORMED USING COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINES

Adam GĄSKA, Wiktor HARMATYS, Adam WÓJTOWICZ, Piotr GĄSKA, Maciej GRUZA

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This paper presents the uncertainty evaluation method for measurements performed on coordinate measuring machines that is based on use of virtual experiments. Assumptions and implementation of the method is presented on the example of measurements of calibrated cylindrical square standard. The results with associated uncertainty values obtained using virtual experiments are compared to results of other uncertainty determination methods based on use of calibrated workpieces or simulations. It is proved that method based on virtual experiments is capable of producing metrologically correct values of measurement uncertainties. Advantages of this approach are also discussed.

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