# US 7,464,481 B2 · Measuring apparatus, method of measuring surface texture and computer readable medium having program for measuring surface texture > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,464,481 B2 - Document ID: US7464481B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 11/802,856 - Filed: 2007-05-25 - Published: 2007-11-29 - Granted: 2008-12-16 - Earliest claimed: 2006-05-25 - Assignees: Mitutoyo Corporation - Inventors: Nobuhiro Ishikawa - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7464481B2 ## CPC - G01B 21/045: {Correction of measurements (G01B9/02055 takes precedence)} - G01B 5/008: using coordinate measuring machines - G01B 5/201: {for measuring roundness} - G01B 5/28: for measuring roughness or irregularity of surfaces - G01B: MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS ## Abstract An arithmetic unit 212 is a correction filter 212a based on the relative displacement characteristics between a scale unit 19b and the end of a slider 16, and calculates a measured value by adding up together the displacement of the stylus tip 17a and a value found by applying the correction filter 212a to the displacement of the slider 16 detected by the scale unit 19b. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A measuring apparatus comprising: a scanning probe having, at an end thereof, a stylus tip that comes in contact with an object to be measured to take a measurement by scanning; a slider which is allowed to freely move supporting the scanning probe at an end thereof; a scale unit for detecting a displacement of the slider; an stylus tip displacement detector unit for detecting a displacement of the stylus tip of the scanning probe with respect to the end of the slider; and an arithmetic unit, which has a correction filter based on a relative displacement characteristics between the scale unit and the end of the slider, for calculating a measured value based on a value found by applying the correction filter to the displacement of the slider detected by the scale unit and on the displacement of the stylus tip detected by the stylus tip displacement detector unit. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The measuring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the arithmetic unit calculates the measured value by adding up together the displacement of the stylus tip and a presumed value of displacement of the end of the slider found by applying the correction filter to the displacement of the slider detected by the scale unit. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The measuring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the arithmetic unit finds a kinetic error by subtracting a design value of the object to be measured from the displacement of the slider detected by the scale unit and calculates the measured value by adding up together a corrected value of the kinetic error found by applying the correction filter to the kinetic error, the design value and the displacement of the stylus tip. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The measuring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the arithmetic unit finds a presumed value of design value of the object to be measured from the displacement of the slider detected by the scale unit and finds a presumed kinetic error by subtracting the presumed value of the design value from the displacement of the slider, and calculates the measured value by adding up together a corrected value of the presumed kinetic error found by applying the correction filter to the presumed kinetic error, the presumed value and the displacement of the stylus tip. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The measuring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the correction filter corrects an input value based on a presumed value of frequency transfer characteristics of from the scale unit up to the end of the slider. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The measuring apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the frequency transfer characteristics are expressed by a transfer function determined for each position of the slider, and the presumed value of the frequency transfer characteristics is calculated based on the transfer function determined for each position of the slider. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The measuring apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the correction filter uses, Ge=[ω2P(S2+2ξZωZS+ω2Z)]/[ω2Z(S2+2ξPωPS+ω2P)] where Ge: presumed value of a frequency transfer function, S: Laplace operator, ωZ: angular frequency at the zero, ωP: angular frequency at the pole, ξZ: attenuation factor at the zero, ξP: attenuation factor at the pole, as an approximate function of the transfer function that represents the frequency transfer characteristics, applies it to the frequency transfer function that is measured, and outputs the approximate function as the presumed value of the frequency transfer characteristics. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The measuring apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the correction filter uses, Ge=[ω2P(S2+2ξZωZS+ω2Z)]/[ω2Z(S2+2ξPωPS+ω2P)] where Ge: presumed value of a frequency transfer function, S: Laplace operator, ωZ: angular frequency at the zero, ωP: angular frequency at the pole, ξZ: attenuation factor at the zero, ξP: attenuation factor at the pole, as an approximate function of the transfer function that represents the frequency transfer characteristics, applies it to the frequency transfer function that is measured, and outputs the approximate function as the presumed value of the frequency transfer characteristics. ### Claim 9 A method of measuring surface texture to measure an object that is to be measured by using a measuring apparatus which comprises a scanning probe having, at an end thereof, an stylus tip that comes in contact with an object to be measured to take a measurement by scanning, a slider which is allowed to freely move supporting the scanning probe at an end thereof, a scale unit for detecting a displacement of the slider, and an stylus tip displacement detector unit for detecting a displacement of the stylus tip of the scanning probe with respect to the end of the slider, the method comprising steps of: detecting the displacement of the slider by the scale unit; detecting the displacement of the stylus tip of the scanning probe with respect to the end of the slider by the stylus tip displacement detector unit; and calculating a measured value based on a value found by applying a correction filter based on a relative displacement characteristics between the scale unit and the end of the slider to the displacement of the slider detected by the scale unit and on the displacement of the stylus tip detected by the stylus tip displacement detector unit. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein the measured value calculating step includes a step of calculating the measured value by adding up together the displacement of the stylus tip and a presumed value of displacement of the end of the slider found by applying the correction filter to the displacement of the slider detected by the scale unit. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein the measured value calculating step includes a step of finding a kinetic error by subtracting a design value of the object to be measured from the displacement of the slider detected by the scale unit, and a step of calculating the measured value by adding up together a corrected value of the kinetic error found by applying the correction filter to the kinetic error, the design value and the displacement of the stylus tip. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein the measured value calculating step includes a step of finding a presumed value of design value of the object to be measured from the displacement of the slider detected by the scale unit and finding a presumed kinetic error by subtracting the presumed value of the design value from the displacement of the slider, and a step of calculating the measured value by adding up together a corrected value of the presumed kinetic error found by applying the correction filter to the presumed kinetic error, the presumed value and the displacement of the stylus tip. ### Claim 13 A computer readable medium having a program for measuring surface texture including instructions for permitting a computer to execute a measurement of an object that is to be measured by using a measuring apparatus which comprises a scanning probe having, at an end thereof, an stylus tip that comes in contact with an object to be measured to take a measurement by scanning, a slider which is allowed to freely move supporting the scanning probe at an end thereof, a scale unit for detecting a displacement of the slider, and an stylus tip displacement detector unit for detecting a displacement of the stylus tip of the scanning probe with respect to the end of the slider, the instructions comprising steps of: detecting the displacement of the slider by the scale unit; detecting the displacement of the stylus tip of the scanning probe with respect to the end of the slider by the stylus tip displacement detector unit; and calculating a measured value based on a value found by applying a correction filter based on a relative displacement characteristics between the scale unit and the end of the slider to the displacement of the slider detected by the scale unit and on the displacement of the stylus tip detected by the stylus tip displacement detector unit. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The computer readable medium according to claim 13, wherein the measured value calculating step includes a step of calculating the measured value by adding up together the displacement of the stylus tip and a presumed value of displacement of the end of the slider found by applying the correction filter to the displacement of the slider detected by the scale unit. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The computer readable medium according to claim 13, wherein the measured value calculating step includes a step of finding a kinetic error by subtracting a design value of the object to be measured from the displacement of the slider detected by the scale unit, and a step of calculating the measured value by adding up together a corrected value of the kinetic error found by applying the correction filter to the kinetic error, the design value and the displacement of the stylus tip. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The computer readable medium according to claim 13, wherein the measured value calculating step includes a step of finding a presumed value of design value of the object to be measured from the displacement of the slider detected by the scale unit and finding a presumed kinetic error by subtracting the presumed value of the design value from the displacement of the slider, and a step of calculating the measured value by adding up together a corrected value of the presumed kinetic error found by applying the correction filter to the presumed kinetic error, the presumed value and the displacement of the stylus tip.