Four methods aiming at measuring rotary machine axis center trace arediscussed in detail. The comparative analysis is made on some aspects such as measurement accuracy,on-machine characteristics, feasibility, practical operation convenience and the integrity ofmeasurement information. In order to simplify measurement, the axis profile error is ignored intraditional condition, while the measurement accuracy will be reduced. The 3-point method that theaxis profile error is firstly separated has better real time character, at the same time, not onlythe axis motion error but also the axis profile error can be measured. All of those information canbe used to diagnose the fault origin. The analysis result is proved to be correct by the experiment.
Hong MaishengSu HengLi ZijunWei YuanleiSchool of Mechanical Engineering,Shanghai Jiaotong University,Shanghai 200030, China
