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https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-9-15-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-9-15-2018
Research article
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09 Jan 2018
Research article |  | 09 Jan 2018

A novel non-contact measuring system for the thread profile of a ball screw

Leilei Zhao, Hutian Feng, and Qianfeng Rong

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An automatic, non-contact measuring system for the thread profile of a ball screw was developed. It is capable of measuring most common features of the ball screw thread profile and can measure ball screws of different sizes and lengths. The accuracy of the measuring system was verified by comparing the image from the system with the image from the reference instrument and then, different ball screws were compared and evaluated, which was the main purpose of designing such a measuring system.