New Method for Testing the Dynamic Performance of CMM Scanning Probes

In this paper, a new method that applies a piezoelectric translator to test the dynamic accuracy of scanning probes for coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) is proposed. The principle of the method is presented, and this method is used for the evaluation of measurement uncertainty. The validity of the method is experimentally confirmed on a bridge Zeiss PRISMO CMM equipped with a VAST XT scanning probe.