JP2009069067A - Shape analyzer and shape analyzing program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the work efficiency, when a worker selects shape parameters to be calculated from measuring data, in a shape analyzer and shape analysis program for analyzing uneveness data of a surface created by a cylindrical shape measuring device for scanning the surface of the sample with a gauge head, by relatively rotating the sample to the gauge head, and for calculating the shape parameters of the sample, such as circularity. <P>SOLUTION: This shape analyzer 1 comprises a data selection input section 12 for making a user select one or more uneven data used for calculation of the shape parameter, a shape parameter list creating section 14 for creating a list 13 of a calculable shape parameter, according to the number of measuring surfaces where the uneveness data selected by the data selection input section 12 is measured and surface-direction information, and a parameter selection input section 15 for making the user select the shape parameter to be calculated from the list 13 created by the shape parameter list creating section 14. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention analyzes the measurement data generated by the cylindrical shape measuring device that scans the surface of the sample with the probe by rotating the sample relative to the probe, and the sample shape parameter such as roundness is analyzed. The present invention relates to a shape analysis apparatus and a shape analysis program that calculate In particular, in such a shape analysis apparatus and shape analysis program, the present invention relates to improvement of a user interface for selecting measurement data obtained by measurement and a shape parameter to be calculated for an operator (user).

The cylindrical shape measuring device rotates the sample relative to the measuring element about a predetermined axis as a rotation axis, and measures the unevenness on the surface of the sample by scanning the unevenness on the surface of the sample with the measuring element at this time. . FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a columnar shape measuring apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 below.
The columnar shape measuring device 90 includes a rotary table 91 for rotating a sample (object to be measured) and a measuring element 92 for scanning unevenness on the surface of the sample. In this configuration example, the probe 92 scans the unevenness of the sample surface by moving the probe 92 and the sample surface relative to each other while the stylus 93 is in contact with the sample surface. In addition to the measuring element 92 using such a stylus, a measuring element that reads unevenness of the sample surface with a non-contact sensor may be used.
The columnar measuring device 90 includes a column 94, an upper and lower platform 95, and an arm 96 that move the measuring element 92 linearly (moves linearly) along the Z direction and in the XY plane with respect to the sample.

In the configuration example of the columnar shape measuring apparatus 90 shown in FIG. 1, the sample rotates relative to the measuring element 92 by rotating the sample by the rotary table 91. In addition to this, a cylindrical measuring device of the type in which the sample rotates relative to the measuring element 92 when the measuring element 92 rotates around the sample is also used.
Further, in the configuration example of the cylindrical shape measuring apparatus 90 shown in FIG. 1, the measuring element and the sample move relatively linearly when the measuring element moves with respect to the sample, but in addition to this, the sample is moved. It is also possible to configure so that the probe and the sample move relatively linearly.

  The columnar shape measuring device 90 rotates the sample placed on the rotary table 91 while rotating the sample 93 with the stylus 93 applied to the sample, and moves the probe 92 in one direction relative to the sample. Thus, it is possible to perform a linear motion measurement operation in which measurement is performed by applying the stylus 93 to the sample. The measurement data measured by the cylindrical measuring device 90 can be broadly classified into the following four types depending on whether the side surface of the sample and the irregularities on the upper surface and the lower surface are measured during each measurement operation. .

FIG. 2A is a diagram for explaining the first type of measurement data measured by the cylindrical shape measuring apparatus 90, and is obtained by a rotation measurement operation.
The first type of measurement data is data obtained by measuring the unevenness of the outer peripheral surface S1 by rotating the sample W about the axis AR as a rotation axis while bringing the stylus 93 into contact with the outer peripheral surface S1 of the sample W. . When measuring a hollow sample like the sample W shown in the figure, the sample W can be rotated about the axis AR as a rotation axis to measure irregularities on the inner peripheral surface S3. Data obtained by measuring S3 also belongs to this type.
When measuring the outer peripheral surface S1, data indicating the irregularities of the outer peripheral surface S1 of the sample W along the circumference L1 that is a scanning line is obtained, and this data is the outer circumference of the cross section S2 having the circumference L1 as the outer circumference Shows irregularities.
When measuring the inner peripheral surface S3, data indicating the unevenness of the inner peripheral surface S3 of the sample W along the circumference L2 which is a scanning line is obtained, and this data is a donut shape having the circumference L3 as the inner circumference. The unevenness | corrugation of the inner periphery of the cross section S4 is shown.

FIG. 2B is a diagram for explaining the second type of measurement data measured by the cylindrical shape measuring apparatus 90, and is obtained by a rotation measurement operation.
The second type of measurement data is data obtained by measuring the unevenness of these surfaces by rotating the sample W about the axis AR as the rotation axis while bringing the stylus 93 into contact with the upper surface S5 or the lower surface S6 of the sample W. It is. The data obtained by measuring the upper surface S5 shows the unevenness of the upper surface S5 along the circular scanning line L3, and the data obtained by measuring the lower surface S6 is the data on the lower surface S6 along the circular scanning line L4. Shows irregularities.

FIG. 3A is a diagram for explaining the third type of measurement data measured by the cylindrical shape measuring apparatus 90, and is obtained by a linear motion measurement operation.
The third type of measurement data is data obtained by measuring the unevenness of the outer peripheral surface S1 by moving the probe 92 in the Z direction while bringing the stylus 93 into contact with the outer peripheral surface S1 of the sample W. When measuring a hollow sample like the sample W shown in the drawing, the unevenness on the inner peripheral surface S3 can be measured by moving the measuring element 92 in the Z direction, and thus the inner peripheral surface S3. Data obtained by measuring this also belongs to this type. The data obtained by measuring the outer peripheral surface S1 shows the irregularities of the outer peripheral surface S1 along the linear scanning line L5, and the data obtained by measuring the inner peripheral surface S3 is along the scanning line L6 on the straight line. The unevenness of the inner peripheral surface S3 is shown.

FIG. 3B is a diagram for explaining the fourth type of measurement data measured by the cylindrical shape measuring apparatus 90, and is obtained by a linear motion measurement operation.
The fourth type of measurement data is data obtained by moving the probe 92 in the XY plane while bringing the stylus 93 into contact with the upper surface S5 or the lower surface S6 of the sample W and measuring the unevenness of these surfaces. is there. The data obtained by measuring the upper surface S5 shows the unevenness of the upper surface S5 along the linear scanning line L7, and the data obtained by measuring the lower surface S6 is the data on the lower surface S6 along the linear scanning line L8. Shows irregularities.

  By analyzing the measurement data obtained by the cylindrical shape measuring apparatus, various types of shape parameters can be calculated for the shape of the sample from which the measurement data was collected. Here, the shape parameters include, for example, the roundness of a cross section of a cylindrical sample and deflection (surface reference) as described below.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of roundness. The roundness is measured by measuring the circumferential shape (L3 in the figure) of the cross section of the sample by a rotational measurement operation, and calculating how far the obtained circumferential shape is from a geometrically correct circle (ΔR). Can be obtained.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of runout (surface reference). The magnitude of displacement of the measurement circle CM having the same inclination as the reference surface SR measured by the rotation measurement operation and centering on the datum axis AD passing through the reference surface center C obtained by the circumference CR measured by the rotation measurement operation. Show.

A shape analysis program is used to analyze measurement data obtained by a cylindrical shape measuring apparatus and calculate shape parameters. FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an analysis work using a conventional shape analysis program.
In step S11, the shape analysis program displays a list of dissolvable shape parameters prepared in the program on a computer display and presents it to the operator. The operator selects one from the displayed list of shape parameters, and determines the shape parameter to be calculated in the following steps.

In step S12, the shape analysis program displays the measurement data stored in a predetermined folder of a large-capacity storage device (for example, a hard disk drive device or a DVD-RAM device) provided in the computer. Select the data to be used for calculating the shape parameters from the measurement data.
In step S13, the shape analysis program analyzes the measurement data selected in step S12 and calculates the shape parameter selected in step S11.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-231806

  At present, there are a great many types of shape parameters that can be calculated by a shape analysis program for analyzing measurement data of a cylindrical shape measuring apparatus. For example, shape parameters that can be calculated from measurement data obtained by the rotation measurement operation include, for example, “roundness”, “flatness”, “flatness (double)”, “parallelism”, “concentricity”, “ "Concentricity", "Run-out", "Run-out (surface reference)", "Run-out (axial direction)", "Diameter deviation", "Cylindricality", "Squareness (axis reference)" The shape parameters that can be calculated from the measurement data obtained by the linear motion measurement operation include, for example, “Z-axis straightness”, “axial center straightness”, “linear motion cylindricity”, “linear motion parallel” There are “degree”, “linear motion straight angle”, “linear motion radial deviation”, “R-axis straightness”, and the like.

  For this reason, the operator is forced to perform a cumbersome operation of selecting a desired one from a great number of types of shape parameters displayed on the computer display. Also, since the names of the shape parameters are confusingly similar to each other, the selection work that must be selected from a large number of shape parameters has become increasingly complicated.

  In view of such problems, the present invention analyzes the measurement data generated by the cylindrical shape measuring apparatus that scans the surface of the sample with the probe by rotating the sample relative to the probe, and An object of the present invention is to improve workability when an operator selects a shape parameter to be calculated from measurement data in a shape analysis apparatus and a shape analysis program for calculating a shape parameter of a sample such as circularity.

In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, among the unevenness data of the sample surface obtained by the cylindrical shape measuring apparatus, the operator selects the one to be used for calculating the shape parameter of the sample first, and the selected unevenness data A list of shape parameters that can be calculated from is generated, and the operator selects a shape parameter to be calculated from this list.
As described above, there are a wide variety of shape parameters. However, in order to calculate each shape parameter, the number and direction of the surfaces on which the unevenness data used for the calculation are determined. Therefore, the unevenness data used for calculating the shape parameter is selected first, the shape parameter that can be calculated from the selected unevenness data is determined, and the operator selects the parameter to be calculated from these determined shape parameters By doing so, it is possible to reduce selections when the operator selects the shape parameter.

  According to the present invention, in a shape analysis device and a shape analysis program for analyzing a measurement data generated by a cylindrical shape measurement device and calculating a shape parameter of a sample such as roundness, a shape to be calculated from measurement data by an operator Workability when selecting parameters is improved.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 7 is an overall configuration diagram of a shape analysis apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The shape analysis apparatus 1 inputs measurement data which is surface roughness data obtained by scanning the surface roughness of the sample with a measuring element from the cylindrical shape measurement apparatus described with reference to FIG. Then, the shape parameter of the sample is calculated by analyzing the measurement data. As illustrated, the shape analysis apparatus 1 includes a storage device that stores measurement data 11 input from a cylindrical shape measurement device, a data selection input unit 12, a shape parameter list generation unit 14, a parameter selection input unit 15, and a shape. And a parameter list calculation unit 16.

When selecting the measurement data used for calculation of the shape parameter from the measurement data 11 stored in the storage device, the operator uses the data selection input unit 12 to select data and input the selection result. .
When the data selection input unit 12 selects data, the shape parameter list generation unit 14 can calculate each shape parameter that can be calculated by the shape analysis apparatus 1 from the data selected by the data selection input unit 12. The determination result is stored in the parameter calculation availability table 13.

The parameter selection input unit 15 causes the operator to select a shape parameter to be calculated by the shape analysis apparatus 1 from among the shape parameters determined to be calculable by the shape parameter list generation unit 14.
The shape parameter list calculation unit 16 analyzes the data selected using the data selection input unit 12 and calculates the shape parameter selected using the selection parameter selection input unit 15.

  Each functional block shown in FIG. 7 is realized by a computer and a shape analysis program according to an embodiment of the present invention that operates on the computer. FIG. 8 shows a hardware configuration when the shape analysis apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 7 is realized using a computer. The shape analysis apparatus 1 includes a CPU 21 that executes a shape analysis program 26, and a memory 22, a keyboard 23, a mouse 24, a display 25, and a hard disk drive 27 connected to the CPU 21.

  The hard disk drive 27 stores a shape analysis program 26 according to an embodiment of the present invention, measurement data 11 input from a cylindrical shape measuring apparatus, and a parameter calculation availability table 13. The shape analysis apparatus 1 also includes a disk drive unit 28 for installing a shape analysis program 26 in a computer and inputting measurement data 11 to a hard disk drive 27 of the computer.

  FIG. 9A is a configuration example of the first and second types of measurement data generated by the cylindrical shape measuring apparatus during the rotation measurement operation described with reference to FIGS. 2A and 2B. FIG. In the rotation measurement operation in which the surface of the sample is scanned with the surface of the sample 92 while rotating the sample W relative to the surface of the measuring member 92, the measurement data includes coordinate data i indicating the surface unevenness of each measurement point. (I = 1, 2,...) And rotation angle information i indicating the angular position of the rotation angle of the sample W with respect to the probe 92 at each measurement time, and a pair of data.

The measurement data shown in FIG. 9A includes header information in addition to a data main body portion composed of a sequence of coordinate data i and rotation angle information i. The header information includes measurement operation information when the measurement data is measured, and a surface scanned by the measuring element 92 at the time of measurement (in the case of the cylindrical shape measuring apparatus shown in FIG. 1, the surface on which the stylus 93 is slid). It includes plane direction information indicating the direction of.
For example, in the case of the measurement data shown in FIG. 9A obtained by the rotation measurement operation, the information “rotation” indicating the rotation measurement operation is included in the measurement operation information of the header information.

Further, the surface direction information includes information indicating the “outer peripheral surface” when the scanning with the measuring element 92 is performed along the circumference L1 shown in FIG. When scanning by 92 is performed, information indicating the “inner peripheral surface” is included.
Further, when scanning with the measuring element 92 is performed along the circumference L3 shown in FIG. 2B, the information indicating the “upper surface” is included in the surface direction information, and the measuring element along the circumference L4. When scanning by 92 is performed, information indicating “lower surface” is included.

  FIG. 9B shows the configuration of third and fourth types of measurement data generated by the cylindrical shape measuring apparatus during the linear motion measurement operation described with reference to FIGS. 3A and 3B. It is a figure which shows an example. In the case of a rotational measurement operation in which the surface of the sample is scanned with the measuring element 92 while rotating the sample W relative to the measuring element 92 while rotating the sample W relatively, the measurement data includes the surface unevenness at each measuring point. Is a column of coordinate data i (i = 1, 2,...).

The measurement data shown in FIG. 9B also includes header information. Similarly to the measurement data shown in FIG. 9A, the header information includes measurement operation information and surface direction information. In this example, for example, the measurement operation information includes “linear motion” indicating a linear motion measurement operation. Is included.
The surface direction information includes information indicating the “outer peripheral surface” when the scanning with the measuring element 92 is performed along the straight line L5 shown in FIG. When scanning is performed, information indicating the “inner peripheral surface” is included.
Further, when scanning with the measuring element 92 is performed along the straight line L7 shown in FIG. 2B, the surface direction information includes information indicating the “upper surface”, and the measuring element 92 along the straight line L8. When scanning is performed, information indicating “lower surface” is included.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3A, since the sample W is not rotated with respect to the probe 92 during the linear motion measurement operation, the rotary table 91 does not rotate during the measurement operation. The header information in FIG. 9B includes angular position information of the rotary table 91 in the linear motion measurement operation. As will be described later, in calculating some shape parameters related to the linear motion measurement operation, for example, “axial straightness” and “linear motion cylindricality” described later, on the outer peripheral surface S1 or the inner peripheral surface S3 of the sample W. Two measurement data obtained by scanning the mutually opposing locations along the Z direction are used.
9B shows the angular position information of the rotary table 91 when the outer peripheral surface S1 or the inner peripheral surface S3 of the sample W is scanned in the Z direction, whereby the outer peripheral surface S1 of the sample W or With respect to the measurement data obtained by scanning the inner peripheral surface S3 in the Z direction, a relative azimuth angle when the scanning line for measuring the data is viewed from the rotation axis of the sample W is given. This angular position information is used when it is determined whether or not the two measurement data are measured at locations facing each other on the surface of the sample W.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the shape parameter analysis work by the shape analysis program 26 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
In step S <b> 21, the operator selects one or more data to be used for calculating the shape parameter from among the plurality of measurement data 11 input from the cylindrical shape measuring device and stored in the hard disk drive 27. This will be described with reference to FIG. 11 and FIG.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a main screen displayed on the display 25 by the shape analysis program 26.

  The main screen is provided with a toolbar 31 for selecting an operation to be performed by the shape analysis program 26. As shown in the figure, the toolbar 31 is a “file” button for performing a file input / output operation, a program end instruction, or the like. ”Rotation system measurement” button for instructing to calculate the shape parameter by analyzing the measurement data by the rotation measurement operation, and for instructing to calculate the shape parameter by analyzing the measurement data by the linear motion measurement operation A “linear motion measurement” button is provided.

When the “file” button is clicked with the mouse 24, a file operation pull-down menu 32 as shown in FIG. 12A is displayed. Further, by selecting the menu item “Open” with the mouse 24, an input file designation screen 33 shown in FIG. 12B is displayed on the display 25.
On the input file designation screen 33, a list of file names 34 of measurement data files recorded in a predetermined folder (directory) in the hard disk drive 27 is displayed. The operator designates the file name in the file name list 34 with the mouse 24, or directly inputs the file name with the keyboard 23, so that the measurement data used for the calculation of the shape parameter performed in the subsequent steps is 1 Select one or more.

Returning to FIG. 10, in step S22, the shape analysis program 26 performs a process of creating a list of shape parameters that can be calculated from the one or more measurement data selected in step S21.
In the process of creating the list of shape parameters, it is determined whether or not each shape parameter that can be calculated by the shape analysis program 26 can be calculated from the measurement data selected in step S21, and the determination result can be used to calculate the parameter. This is done by storing in the table 13.
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a parameter calculation availability table 13a that shows only the part related to the shape parameter that can be calculated from the measurement data obtained by the rotation measurement operation in the parameter calculation availability table 13.

  The shape analysis program 26 according to the present embodiment uses “roundness”, “flatness”, “flatness (double)”, “parallelism”, “concentricity” as shape parameters that can be calculated from measurement data obtained by rotation measurement operation. "Degree", "coaxiality", "runout", "runout (plane reference)", "runout (axial direction)", "diameter deviation", "cylindricity", "squareness (axial reference)" and "squareness" (Surface reference) "can be calculated. The parameter calculation availability table 13a has a calculation availability field for recording a flag indicating whether each of these shape parameters can be calculated from the measurement data selected in step S21.

Hereinafter, the meaning of each shape parameter that can be calculated from the measurement data obtained by the rotation measurement operation listed above, and the number of measurement surfaces and the types of measurement surfaces necessary for calculating each parameter will be described.
In the following description, the term “number of measurement surfaces” is used to mean the number of measurement surfaces from which one measurement data is obtained by performing scanning once by the measuring element 92. For example, when two scans are performed on the same surface and two pieces of measurement data are collected, the number of measurement surfaces is “2”.
Here, when counting the number of measurement surfaces for the first type of measurement data obtained by measuring the outer circumference L1 or the inner circumference L2 of the sample W described with reference to FIG. The number of measurement surfaces of the measurement data obtained by measuring the outer periphery of one cross section S2 obtained by scanning once is set to “1”, or the inner circumference of the cross section S4 obtained by scanning one inner circumference L2 once. The number of measurement surfaces of the measurement data obtained by measuring the unevenness is “1”.

  The significance of the shape parameter “roundness” is as described with reference to FIG. In order to calculate the roundness, the first type of measurement data in which the outer circumference L1 or the inner circumference L2 of the sample W shown in FIG.

The significance of the shape parameter “flatness” will be described with reference to FIG. The flatness indicates a magnitude of an error of how far a plane shape obtained by rotationally measuring the unevenness on the plane S1 or S2 is away from a geometrically correct plane. Therefore, the calculation of flatness requires the second type of measurement data in which the number of measurement surfaces is one or more, in which the upper surface S5 or the lower surface S6 of the sample W shown in FIG.
The shape parameter “flatness (multiple)” is obtained by measuring the unevenness of the plane twice or more times and indicating the width of the maximum value and the minimum value of all measurement data as flatness. Therefore, the calculation of the flatness (duplex) requires the second type of measurement data in which the number of measurement surfaces obtained by measuring the upper surface S5 or the lower surface S6 of the sample W shown in FIG.

  The significance of the shape parameter “parallelism” will be described with reference to FIG. The degree of parallelism is obtained by rotating and measuring unevenness of two or more parallel planes, and when one surface SR is a datum surface and the other surface SM is a measurement surface, a plane body that is geometrically parallel to the datum surface SR. This indicates the magnitude of the error of how far the measurement surface SM is from. Accordingly, the calculation of the parallelism requires the second type of measurement data in which the number of measurement surfaces obtained by measuring the upper surface S5 or the lower surface S6 of the sample W shown in FIG.

  The significance of the shape parameter “concentricity” will be described with reference to FIG. Concentricity is measured when the unevenness of two or more circumferences CR, CM1, and CM2 having the same center is measured by rotation, and the axis passing through the center of the reference circle CR and parallel to the center of rotation of the workpiece W is the datum axis AD. The magnitude of the deviation of the center positions C1 and C2 of the respective measurement circles CM1 and CM2 with respect to the axis of the datum axis is shown. Therefore, the calculation of the concentricity requires the first type of measurement data in which the number of measurement surfaces obtained by measuring the outer circumference L1 or the inner circumference L2 of the sample W shown in FIG.

  The significance of the shape parameter “coaxiality” will be described with reference to FIG. The coaxiality is measured by rotating the unevenness of three or more circumferences CR1, CR2 and CM having the same center, and the axis AM of the measurement circle CM is deviated from the datum axis AD passing through the centers of the reference circles CR1 and CR2. Indicates the size. Therefore, the calculation of the coaxiality requires the first type of measurement data in which the number of measurement surfaces obtained by measuring the outer circumference L1 or the inner circumference L2 of the sample W shown in FIG.

  The significance of the shape parameter “runout” will be described with reference to FIG. The deflection is measured by rotating the unevenness of two or more circumferences C1 to C4, and indicates the magnitude of displacement of the measurement circles C1 to C4 with respect to the datum axis or the magnitude of displacement of the cylindrical surface with the datum axis as a straight line. . Therefore, the calculation of the shake requires the first type of measurement data in which the number of measurement surfaces obtained by measuring the outer circumference L1 or the inner circumference L2 of the sample W shown in FIG.

  The significance of the shape parameter “runout (plane reference)” is as described with reference to FIG. For the calculation of the deflection (surface reference), the first type of measurement data having two or more measurement surfaces measuring the outer circumference L1 or the inner circumference L2 of the sample W shown in FIG. The measurement data of the 2nd type whose measurement surface number which measured the upper surface S5 or lower surface S6 of the sample W shown to B) is 1 or more is required.

  The significance of the shape parameter “runout (axial direction)” will be described with reference to FIG. The shake (axial direction) indicates the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the distance from the plane perpendicular to the datum axis AD obtained from the centers of the two or more reference circles CR1 and CR2 to the measurement surface SM. Therefore, for the calculation of the shake (axial direction), the first type of measurement data having two or more measurement surfaces measuring the outer circumference L1 or the inner circumference L2 of the sample W shown in FIG. The measurement data of the 2nd type whose number of measurement surfaces which measured upper surface S5 or lower surface S6 of sample W shown in (B) of 1 or more is required.

  The significance of the shape parameter “diameter deviation” will be described with reference to FIG. The diameter deviation indicates the largest value ΔR of the radius difference between the circumferences C1 to C3 by rotating and measuring irregularities of two or more circumferences C1 to C3 having the same radius. Therefore, the calculation of the diameter deviation requires the first type of measurement data in which the number of measurement surfaces obtained by measuring the outer circumference L1 or the inner circumference L2 of the sample W shown in FIG.

  The significance of the shape parameter “cylindricity” will be described with reference to FIG. The cylindricity indicates two or more circumferential irregularities having the same central axis and the same radius, and indicates the magnitude e of deviation of these measurement circles from a geometrically correct cylinder. Therefore, the calculation of the cylindricity requires the first type of measurement data in which the number of measurement surfaces obtained by measuring the outer circumference L1 or the inner circumference L2 of the sample W shown in FIG.

  Next, the significance of the shape parameter “perpendicularity (axis reference)” will be described. FIG. 19 is used for the description. The perpendicularity (axis reference) indicates an interval between two planes when the measurement plane SM is sandwiched between two planes perpendicular to the datum axis AD obtained from the centers of two or more reference circles CR1 and CR2. Therefore, for the calculation of the squareness (axis reference), the first type of measurement data having two or more measurement surfaces measuring the outer circumference L1 or the inner circumference L2 of the sample W shown in FIG. The measurement data of the 2nd type whose number of measurement surfaces which measured upper surface S5 or lower surface S6 of sample W shown in 2 (B) is one or more is required.

  The significance of the shape parameter “perpendicularity (plane reference)” will be described with reference to FIG. The squareness (surface reference) is a datum axis in which the unevenness of the reference plane SR and the unevenness of the circumference of the reference circle CR and the measurement circle CM are rotationally measured, and the axis perpendicular to the reference plane SR and passing through the center C1 of the reference circle CR As AD, the maximum value of the distance between the center position C2 of the measurement circle CM and the datum axis AD is shown. Therefore, for the calculation of the squareness (axis reference), the first type of measurement data having two or more measurement surfaces measuring the outer circumference L1 or the inner circumference L2 of the sample W shown in FIG. The measurement data of the 2nd type whose number of measurement surfaces which measured upper surface S5 or lower surface S6 of sample W shown in 2 (B) is one or more is required.

FIG. 23 shows the conditions regarding the number of measurement surfaces and the types of measurement surfaces necessary for calculating each shape parameter, as described above for each of the shape parameters that can be calculated from the measurement data obtained by the rotation measurement operation.
23, “◯ (1)” indicates that the measurement data selected in step S21 shown in FIG. 10 scans the outer peripheral surface S1 or the inner peripheral surface S3 of the sample W shown in FIG. In other words, when the information indicating the “outer peripheral surface” or “inner peripheral surface” is included in the surface direction information field of the header information of the measurement data shown in FIG. Indicates that calculation is possible.
“◯ (2)” indicates that the measurement data selected in step S21 is data obtained by scanning the upper surface S5 or the lower surface S6 of the sample W shown in FIG. This indicates that calculation is possible when information indicating “upper surface” or “lower surface” is included in the surface direction information field of the data.

“O (3)” includes “outer peripheral surface” or “inner peripheral surface” in the surface direction information field of at least two of the measurement data selected in step S21, and at least one measurement data. If the information indicating “upper surface” or “lower surface” is included in the surface direction information field, it indicates that calculation is possible.
“O (4)” indicates that “outer surface” is included in the surface direction information field of all measurement data selected in step S21, or “inner periphery” is included in the surface direction information field of all measurement data selected in step S21. When "surface" is included, it indicates that calculation is possible.
“X” indicates that calculation is impossible.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing the parameter calculation availability table 13b that shows only the part related to the shape parameters that can be calculated from the measurement data obtained by the linear motion measurement operation in the parameter calculation availability table 13.
The shape analysis program 26 according to the present embodiment uses “Z-axis straightness”, “axial straightness”, “linear cylindricity”, “linear parallelism” as shape parameters that can be calculated from measurement data obtained by the linear motion measurement operation. "Degree", "linear motion straight angle", "linear motion radial deviation" and "R-axis straightness" can be calculated. The parameter calculation availability table 13b has a calculation availability field for recording a flag indicating whether each of these shape parameters can be calculated from the measurement data selected in step S21.
Hereinafter, the significance of each shape parameter that can be calculated from the measurement data obtained by the linear motion measurement operation listed above, and the number of measurement surfaces and the types of measurement surfaces necessary for calculating each parameter will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the shape parameter “Z-axis straightness” scans the outer peripheral surface S1 or the inner peripheral surface S3 of the sample W with the measuring element 92 while moving the measuring element 92 in the Z direction. It shows how far the unevenness data obtained in this way is from a geometrically correct straight line. Therefore, for the calculation of the Z-axis straightness, the third type of measurement data having the number of measurement surfaces of 1 or more, which is obtained by measuring the outer peripheral surface S1 or the inner peripheral surface S3 of the sample W shown in FIG. And

  The significance of the shape parameter “axiality straightness” will be described with reference to FIG. The axial straightness indicates the width of the displacement of the center line between these measurement data when the unevenness is measured along the scanning lines L1 and L2 along the Z direction at the opposite positions on the surface of the cylindrical sample W. . Therefore, the calculation of the axial straightness requires the third type of measurement data with the number of measurement surfaces of 2 measured from the outer peripheral surface S1 or the inner peripheral surface S3 of the sample W shown in FIG. In addition, it is required that the scanning lines L1 and L2 for measuring these measurement data are located at opposite positions on the surface of the cylindrical sample W.

Whether or not the two scanning lines L1 and L2 are at opposite positions on the surface of the cylindrical sample W is included in the header information of the measurement data in the linear motion measurement operation shown in FIG. 9B. It can be determined from the angular position information of the rotary table 91.
That is, in the angular position information field of the measurement data measured on the scanning line L1, in order to scan the scanning line L1 with the measuring element 92 (that is, in the configuration example of the cylindrical shape measuring apparatus shown in FIG. Is included in the angular position information field of the measurement data measured on the scanning line L2, with the measuring element 92 on the scanning line L2. The angular position θ2 of the rotary table 91 controlled for scanning is included. Therefore, by determining the relative angle between the angular position information θ1 and θ2 included in each measurement data, it is possible to determine whether or not the two scanning lines L1 and L2 are at opposite positions.

For example, assuming that the angular positions stored in the angular position information field of two measurement data are θ1 and θ2, θ1 ′ = θ1 + 90 ° and θ2 ′ = θ2-90 ° are calculated. When θ1 ′ ≧ 360 °, θ1 ′ is corrected as θ1 ′ = θ1′−360 °, and when θ1 ′ <360 °, θ1 ′ is corrected as θ1 ′ = θ1 ′ + 360 °.
At this time, if θ2> θ1 ′ and θ2 <θ2 ′, it is determined that the locations where the two measurement data are measured are facing each other.

Similarly, the significance of the shape parameter “linear motion cylindricity” will be described with reference to FIG. The linearity cylindricity is parallel to the average line of the central axis between these measurement data when the irregularities are measured along the scanning lines L1 and L2 along the Z direction at the opposite positions on the surface of the cylindrical sample W. The maximum displacement in the radial direction when a shape indicated by two measurement data is sandwiched between straight lines is shown.
Therefore, for measuring the linearity of the cylindricity, at least one pair of measured data measured at two locations on the outer peripheral surface S1 or the inner peripheral surface S3 of the surface of the cylindrical sample W shown in FIG. Necessary and the place where the two pieces of measurement data included in the pair of measurement data are measured needs to be located at the opposite place on the surface of the cylindrical sample W. It can be determined in the same manner as in the case of the axial straightness whether or not the place where the two pieces of measurement data are measured is at the place where the surface of the cylindrical sample W is opposed.

The significance of the shape parameter “linear motion parallelism” will be described. The linear motion parallelism is obtained by measuring the surface of the cylindrical sample W along the scanning lines L1 and L2 along the Z direction and setting the surface on which one scanning line L1 is measured as the datum surface and the other scanning line L2. The parallelism of the two surfaces is shown with the surface measured as the measurement surface.
Therefore, the calculation of the linear motion parallelism requires the third type of measurement data having the number of measurement surfaces of 2, which is obtained by measuring the outer peripheral surface S1 or the inner peripheral surface S3 of the sample W shown in FIG. .

The significance of the shape parameter “linear motion direct angle” will be described with reference to FIG. The linear motion straight angle is obtained by measuring the unevenness along the scanning lines L1 and L2 along the Z direction at the opposite positions on the surface of the cylindrical sample W from the straight line perpendicular to the reference plane SR. Indicates the width apart from the central axis.
Therefore, the calculation of the linear motion perpendicular angle requires the third type of measurement data with the number of measurement surfaces of 2 measured from the outer peripheral surface S1 or the inner peripheral surface S3 of the sample W shown in FIG. In addition, it is required that the scanning lines L1 and L2 for measuring these measurement data are located at opposite positions on the surface of the cylindrical sample W. Whether or not the scanning lines L1 and L2 are located at opposite positions can be determined in the same manner as in the case of the axial straightness.

  The linear motion radial deviation indicates a radial displacement when the measuring element 92 is scanned along the Z direction at one or two positions on the outer peripheral surface S1 of the sample W. Therefore, the calculation of the linear motion radial deviation requires the third type of measurement data with the number of measurement surfaces of 1 or 2 measured from the outer peripheral surface S1 or the inner peripheral surface S3 of the sample W shown in FIG. And

  The R-axis straightness indicates how far the concavo-convex data is when the stylus 92 is scanned in parallel with the radial direction of the sample W, that is, the XY plane, from a geometrically correct straight line. Therefore, the calculation of the R-axis straightness requires the fourth type of measurement data in which the upper surface S5 or the lower surface S6 of the sample W shown in FIG.

FIG. 27 shows the conditions regarding the number of measurement surfaces and the types of measurement surfaces necessary for calculating each shape parameter, which are explained for each shape parameter that can be calculated from the measurement data obtained by the linear motion measurement operation as described above.
In FIG. 27, “◯ (1)” indicates that the measurement data selected in step S21 shown in FIG. 10 scans the outer peripheral surface S1 or the inner peripheral surface S3 of the sample W shown in FIG. In other words, in the case where the information indicating the “outer peripheral surface” or “inner peripheral surface” is included in the surface direction information field of the header information of the measurement data shown in FIG. Indicates that calculation is possible.
“◯ (2)” indicates that the measurement data selected in step S21 is data obtained by scanning the upper surface S5 or the lower surface S6 of the sample W shown in FIG. This indicates that calculation is possible when information indicating “upper surface” or “lower surface” is included in the surface direction information field of the data.

“O (3)” includes information indicating “outer peripheral surface” or “inner peripheral surface” in the surface direction information field of the two measurement data selected in step S21, and measures these measurement data. It is shown that the calculation is possible when the measured location is at a location facing the surface of the sample W.
"O (4)" indicates that the measurement data selected in step S21 includes information indicating "outer peripheral surface" or "inner peripheral surface" in the surface direction information field, and the surfaces of the sample W are mutually connected. It shows that it can be calculated when it consists of a plurality of pairs of a pair of measurement data measured at two opposing locations.
“X” indicates that calculation is impossible.

In step S22, the shape analysis program 26 determines the number of measurement surfaces of the measurement data selected in step S21.
Then, the shape analysis program 26 refers to the measurement operation information field of the header information, and determines whether the measurement operation when the selected measurement data is measured is a rotation measurement operation or a linear motion measurement operation.

Further, the shape analysis program 26 refers to the surface direction information field of the header information, and determines the direction of the surface scanned by the measuring element 92 when the selected measurement data is measured.
Further, when the measurement data selected in step S21 includes a plurality of measurement data measured by scanning the inner and outer circumferences of the sample in the Z direction by the linear motion measurement operation, the shape analysis program 26 selects these data. It is determined whether or not there is a measurement data pair consisting of two measurement data measured at the opposite positions of the sample W in the measurement data.
Whether or not the two measurement data forming a pair of measurement data satisfy the facing condition, that is, whether or not these two measurement data are measured at a position where the sample W is opposed to each other is determined based on the perpendicularity of the axial center, As described in the above description regarding the determination condition of whether or not to calculate the dynamic cylindricity and the linearity direct angle, the relative position between the rotational positions of the rotary table 91 respectively stored in the angular position information field of the header information of the two measurement data Based on the angle.

  Then, according to the above determination criteria for determining whether each shape parameter can be calculated according to the determination result of the number of measurement surfaces, the type of measurement operation, the direction of the surface, and the facing condition, the shape analysis program 26 It is determined whether the parameter can be calculated, and the determination result is stored in the parameter calculation availability table 13.

  (A) of FIG. 28 is a diagram showing the contents of the parameter calculation availability table 13a related to the shape parameter relating to the rotation measurement operation when the measurement data having the number of measurement surfaces of 2 is selected in step S21. Here, the determination result in the case where both measurement operation information fields of the measurement data selected in step S21 include “rotation” and the surface direction information field includes “outer peripheral surface” is shown.

  FIG. 29A is a diagram illustrating the contents of the parameter calculation availability table 13b related to the shape parameter related to the linear motion measurement operation when the measurement data having the number of measurement surfaces of 2 is selected in step S21. Here, the measurement operation information field of the measurement data selected in step S21 includes “linear motion”, the surface direction information field of both measurement data includes “outer peripheral surface”, and these measurement data are The determination results when the measured locations do not face each other are shown.

Returning to FIG. 10, in step S <b> 23, the shape analysis program 26 displays only the shape parameters stored in the parameter calculation availability table 13 as being measurable, on the display 25.
The operator can select a shape parameter to be calculated from only the displayed shape parameters.
At this time, for example, as shown in FIG. 28B and FIG. 29B, the operator operates the mouse 24 and clicks the “rotation system measurement” button or the “linear motion system measurement” button on the tool bar 31. When a pull-down menu for selecting a shape parameter to be pressed is displayed, only the shape parameter stored as being calculable in the parameter calculation availability table 13 may be displayed in each pull-down menu 35 and 36. .
The pull-down menus 35 and 36 shown in FIGS. 28B and 29B are stored in the parameter calculation availability tables 13a and 13b shown in FIGS. 28A and 29A, respectively. It reflects the judgment result.
The operator can select a shape parameter to be calculated from only items displayed in the pull-down menus 35 and 36.

  Returning to FIG. 10, in step S24, the shape analysis program 26 analyzes the measurement data selected in step S21, and calculates the shape parameter selected in step S23.

  The present invention analyzes the measurement data generated by the cylindrical shape measuring device that scans the surface of the sample with the probe by rotating the sample relative to the probe, and the sample shape parameter such as roundness is analyzed. The present invention relates to a shape analysis apparatus and a shape analysis program that calculate

It is a block diagram of a cylindrical shape measuring apparatus. (A) And (B) is explanatory drawing of the measurement data of the 1st and 2nd kind measured by a cylindrical shape measuring apparatus, respectively. (A) And (B) is explanatory drawing of the measurement data of the 3rd and 4th kind measured by a cylindrical shape measuring apparatus, respectively. It is explanatory drawing of roundness. It is explanatory drawing of a shake (surface reference | standard). It is a flowchart of the analysis work by the conventional shape analysis program. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a shape analysis apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a hardware block diagram at the time of implement | achieving the shape analysis apparatus shown in FIG. 7 using a computer. (A) is a figure which shows the structural example of the measurement data which a cylindrical shape measuring apparatus produces | generates in the rotation measurement operation | movement, (B) is the structure of the measurement data which a cylindrical shape measurement apparatus produces | generates in the case of a linear motion measurement operation | movement. It is a figure which shows an example. It is a flowchart of the analysis operation | movement of the shape parameter by the shape analysis program by the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the main screen which a shape analysis program displays on a display. (A) is a figure which shows the pull-down menu for file operation, (B) is a figure which shows an input file designation | designated screen. It is a figure which shows the parameter calculation availability table which showed only the part regarding the shape parameter which can be calculated from the measurement data by rotation measurement operation | movement. It is explanatory drawing of flatness. It is explanatory drawing of parallelism. It is explanatory drawing of a concentricity. It is explanatory drawing of a coaxial degree. It is explanatory drawing of a shake. It is explanatory drawing of a shake (axial direction). It is explanatory drawing of a diameter deviation. It is explanatory drawing of cylindricity. It is explanatory drawing of a squareness (surface reference | standard). It is a figure which shows the condition table | surface regarding the number of measurement surfaces required in order to calculate each shape parameter by rotation measurement operation | movement, and the kind of measurement surface. It is a figure which shows the parameter calculation possibility table which showed only the part regarding the shape parameter which can be calculated from the measurement data by a linear motion measurement operation | movement. It is explanatory drawing of an axial center straightness. It is explanatory drawing of a linear motion straight angle. It is a figure which shows the condition table | surface regarding the number of measurement surfaces required in order to calculate each shape parameter by a linear motion measurement operation, and the kind of measurement surface. (A) is a figure which shows the content of the parameter calculation availability table 13a when the measurement data with the number of measurement surfaces of 2 is selected, (B) is a pull-down menu displayed according to the content of the table shown in (A). FIG. (A) is a figure which shows the content of the parameter calculation availability table 13b when the measurement data of the measurement surface number 2 are selected, (B) is a pull-down menu displayed according to the content of the table shown in (A). FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Shape analyzer 11 Measurement data 12 Data selection input part 13 Parameter calculation availability table 14 Shape parameter list generation part 15 Parameter selection input part 16 Shape parameter list calculation part 26 Shape analysis program

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A cylindrical shape measuring apparatus that generates unevenness data of the surface on a scanning line by a measurement operation in which the surface of the sample is scanned with the probe by rotating the sample relative to the probe with a predetermined axis as a rotation axis. Is a shape analysis device for analyzing the unevenness data obtained by calculating the shape parameter of the sample,
The unevenness data generated by the cylindrical shape measuring device includes at least first and second types,
The first type of unevenness data is data indicating the unevenness of the outer periphery of the cross section of an arbitrary cross section of the sample as a measurement surface, and the side surface of the sample is scanned with the measuring element by the measurement operation. Measured by
The second type of unevenness data is data indicating the unevenness of the upper surface of the sample as the measurement surface, and is measured by scanning the upper surface of the sample with the measuring element by the measurement operation,
The unevenness data includes surface direction information indicating the orientation of the surface of the sample scanned by the probe when generating the data,
The shape analyzer is
A data selection input unit that allows the user to select one or more data to be used for calculating the shape parameter from the accessible unevenness data;
According to the selection criteria determined in advance according to the number of the measurement surfaces for measuring the unevenness data selected by the data selection input unit and the surface direction information included in the unevenness data, among a plurality of types of shape parameters. Selecting a shape parameter to be calculated from the shape parameter list generating unit for generating a list of shape parameters;
A parameter selection input unit that allows a user to select a shape parameter to be calculated from the list generated by the shape parameter list generation unit;
A shape analysis apparatus comprising: The measurement operation as a first type of measurement operation,
The cylindrical shape measuring apparatus further includes a second type of measuring operation in which the surface of the sample is scanned with the measuring element by linearly moving the measuring element and the sample relative to each other on the scanning line. Generate unevenness data,
The unevenness data further includes third and fourth types,
The third type unevenness data is data indicating the unevenness of the side surface of the sample as a measurement surface, and the side surface of the sample is set to the predetermined rotation axis by the second type measurement operation. Measured by scanning with the probe along
The fourth type of unevenness data is data indicating the unevenness of the upper surface of the sample as a measurement surface, and the upper surface of the sample is scanned with the measuring element by the second type of measurement operation. Measured by
The unevenness data further includes measurement operation information indicating whether the measurement operation when the data is generated is one of the first and second types of measurement operations,
The shape parameter list generation unit is predetermined according to the number of the measurement surfaces measured by the unevenness data selected by the data selection input unit, the surface direction information and the measurement operation information included in the unevenness data, respectively. According to the selection criteria, a shape parameter to be calculated is selected from a plurality of types of shape parameters, and a list of shape parameters is generated.
The shape analysis apparatus according to claim 1. A cylindrical shape measuring apparatus that generates unevenness data of the surface on a scanning line by a measurement operation in which the surface of the sample is scanned with the probe by rotating the sample relative to the probe with a predetermined axis as a rotation axis. A shape analysis program for causing a computer accessible to the unevenness data obtained by the step of analyzing the unevenness data and calculating a shape parameter of the sample,
The unevenness data generated by the cylindrical shape measuring device includes at least first and second types,
The first type of unevenness data is data indicating the unevenness of the outer periphery of the cross section of an arbitrary cross section of the sample as a measurement surface, and the side surface of the sample is scanned with the measuring element by the measurement operation. Measured by
The second type of unevenness data is data indicating the unevenness of the upper surface of the sample as the measurement surface, and is measured by scanning the upper surface of the sample with the measuring element by the measurement operation,
The unevenness data includes surface direction information indicating the orientation of the surface of the sample scanned by the probe when generating the data,
The shape analysis program is
A data selection process for accepting a selection made by a user regarding one or more data used to calculate the shape parameter from the accessible unevenness data;
According to the selection criteria determined in advance according to the number of the measurement surfaces on which the unevenness data selected in the data selection process is measured and the surface direction information included in the unevenness data, among a plurality of types of shape parameters. Selecting a shape parameter to be calculated from the shape parameter list generation processing for generating a list of shape parameters,
A parameter selection process for receiving a selection made by the user regarding the shape parameter to be calculated from the list generated by the shape parameter list generation process;
A shape analysis program for causing the computer to execute The measurement operation as a first type of measurement operation,
The cylindrical shape measuring apparatus further includes a second type of measuring operation in which the surface of the sample is scanned with the measuring element by linearly moving the measuring element and the sample relative to each other on the scanning line. Generate unevenness data,
The unevenness data further includes third and fourth types,
The third type unevenness data is data indicating the unevenness of the side surface of the sample as a measurement surface, and the side surface of the sample is set to the predetermined rotation axis by the second type measurement operation. Measured by scanning with the probe along
The fourth type of unevenness data is data indicating the unevenness of the upper surface of the sample as a measurement surface, and the upper surface of the sample is scanned with the measuring element by the second type of measurement operation. Measured by
The unevenness data further includes measurement operation information indicating whether the measurement operation when the data is generated is one of the first and second types of measurement operations,
In the shape parameter list generation process, the number is determined in advance according to the number of the measurement surfaces obtained by measuring the unevenness data selected in the data selection process, the surface direction information and the measurement operation information included in the unevenness data, respectively. According to the selection criteria, a process for selecting a shape parameter to be calculated from a plurality of types of shape parameters and generating a list of shape parameters,
The shape analysis program according to claim 3, which is executed by a computer.

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