Analysis of dynamic method of line scales detection

Abstract

The main causes of uncertainty in measurement regarding long-stroke line scales are line detection errors and external factors, especially temperature effects. The number of calibration errors of this sort increases with the extension of calibration time. Therefore, a dynamic method of line scale detection for modern long-stroke line scale comparators is used. The article discusses the dynamic method of line scale detection by means of an optical microscope equipped with a photosensitive cell matrix and a line scale detection algorithm. Advantages of the dynamic method of scale calibration in terms of rate, accuracy and throughput are presented. The method's error (detection parameters) correlations with detection rate, number of nominal lines, measuring rate, exposition delay are analyzed and mathematical models are described. The optimal values of these parameters are estimated. We are particularly interested in the improvement of the dynamic calibration program algorithm and minimization of uncertainty in measurement. The method was implemented and tested on the long-stroke line scale comparator, which has been developed and realized by JSC Precizika Metrology in cooperation with VGTU and KUT.