Measurements of large silicon spheres using the NIST M48 coordinate measuring machine

John Stoup; Theodore Doiron

doi:10.1117/12.506317

20 November 2003 Measurements of large silicon spheres using the NIST M48 coordinate measuring machine

John Stoup, Theodore Doiron

Proceedings Volume 5190, Recent Developments in Traceable Dimensional Measurements II; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.506317
Event: Optical Science and Technology, SPIE's 48th Annual Meeting, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The NIST M48 coordinate measuring machine (CMM) was used to measure the average diameter of two precision, silicon spheres of nominal diameter near 93.6mm. A measurement technique was devised that took advantage of the specific strengths of the machine and the artifacts while restricting the influences derived from the machine's few weaknesses. This effort resulted in measurements with unprecedented accuracy and uncertainty levels for CMM style instruments. The results were confirmed through a blind comparison with another national measurement institute (NMI) that used special apparatus specifically designed for the measurement of these silicon spheres and employed very different measurement techniques. The standard uncertainty of the average diameter measurements was less than 20 nanometers. This paper will describe the measurement techniques along with the decision-making processes used to develop these specific methods. The measurement uncertainty of the measurements will also be rigorously examined.

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John Stoup and Theodore Doiron "Measurements of large silicon spheres using the NIST M48 coordinate measuring machine", Proc. SPIE 5190, Recent Developments in Traceable Dimensional Measurements II, (20 November 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.506317

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