Patent Publication Number: US-10775164-B2

Title: Measurement system, machining system, measurement method, and computer-readable recording medium

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     The present application claims priority to and incorporates by reference the entire contents of Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-229611 filed in Japan on Nov. 29, 2017. 
     FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a measurement system, a machining system, a measurement method, and a computer-readable recording medium. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Increased combustion temperatures in a gas turbine have promoted development of long and large turbine blades. Such a long and large turbine blade has a cooling hole for efficiently cooling the turbine blade. 
     Technologies of boring by electrochemical machining to form the cooling hole in the turbine blade have been known (see, for example, Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2). 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     Patent Literature 1: Japanese Patent No. 5595171 
     Patent Literature 2: Japanese Patent No. 5955207 
     SUMMARY 
     Technical Problem 
     A cooling hole is formed into a shape having a high aspect ratio. A plurality of cooling holes are formed in one turbine blade. The cooling holes are arranged such that the interval between adjacent cooling holes increases in a trapezoidal pattern from a blade tip to a blade root of the turbine blade. Thus, the interval between cooling holes in the vicinity of the blade tip is narrow. The position of the thus formed cooling hole is measured by using an ultrasonic testing sensor, which is one of non-destructive inspection sensors. In the measurement using the ultrasonic testing sensor, however, when waves reflected from contiguous cooling holes interfere with each other, the positions of the cooling holes are not accurately measured in some cases. 
     The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is an object thereof to provide a measurement system, a machining system, a measurement method, and a computer program capable of measuring a position with high accuracy. 
     Solution to Problem 
     According to an aspect of the present invention, a measurement system for measuring positions of a plurality of subjects by using an ultrasonic testing sensor includes an ideal arcuate waveform creation unit configured to create, for each of the subjects, an ideal arcuate waveform of a measurement result of the ultrasonic testing sensor based on machining position information on the subject; a measurement arcuate waveform creation unit configured to create a measurement arcuate waveform based on the measurement result; a position estimation unit configured to collate the ideal arcuate waveform and the measurement arcuate waveform with each other to estimate a position of the subject from the measurement arcuate waveform determined to correspond to any ideal arcuate waveform; and an antiphase waveform addition unit configured to add, to the measurement arcuate waveform, a waveform in antiphase to the measurement arcuate waveform with which the position of the subject has been estimated. 
     This configuration enables the position to be measured with high accuracy. 
     The subject may be a cooling hole produced in a turbine blade of a gas turbine. This configuration enables the position of a cooling hole formed in a turbine blade of a gas turbine to be measured with high accuracy. 
     The measurement system may further include the ultrasonic testing sensor configured to measure the positions of the plurality of subjects and output the measurement results to the measurement system. This configuration enables the position to be measured with high accuracy. 
     According to another aspect of the present invention, a measurement method for measuring positions of a plurality of subjects by using an ultrasonic testing sensor includes creating, for each of the subjects, an ideal arcuate waveform as a measurement result of the ultrasonic testing sensor based on machining position information on the subject; creating a measurement arcuate waveform based on the measurement result; collating the ideal arcuate waveform and the measurement arcuate waveform with each other to estimate the position of the subject from the measurement arcuate waveform determined to correspond to any ideal arcuate waveform; and adding, to the measurement arcuate waveform, a waveform in antiphase to the measurement arcuate waveform with which the position of the subject has been estimated. 
     This method enables the position to be measured with high accuracy. 
     According to still another aspect of the present invention, a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores an executable program for measuring positions of a plurality of subjects by using an ultrasonic testing sensor. The computer program causes a computer to execute: creating, for each of the subjects, an ideal arcuate waveform as a measurement result of the ultrasonic testing sensor based on machining position information on the subject; creating a measurement arcuate waveform based on the measurement result; collating the ideal arcuate waveform and the measurement arcuate waveform with each other to estimate the position of the subject from the measurement arcuate waveform determined to correspond to any ideal arcuate waveform; and adding, to the measurement arcuate waveform, a waveform in antiphase to the measurement arcuate waveform with which the position of the subject has been estimated. 
     This program enables the position to be measured with high accuracy. 
     Advantageous Effects of Invention 
     According to the present invention, a measurement system, a machining system, a measurement method, and a computer program capable of measuring a position with high accuracy can be implemented. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a machining system including a measurement system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a schematic diagram illustrating a cooling hole formed in a turbine blade measured by the measurement system according to the embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic diagram illustrating the cooling hole formed in the turbine blade measured by the measurement system according to the embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 4  is a diagram for describing the creation of an ideal arcuate waveform by the measurement system according to the embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 5  is a diagram for describing an example of the ideal arcuate waveform created by the measurement system according to the embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 6  is a diagram for describing an example of signals of measurement results acquired by the measurement system according to the embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 7  is a diagram for describing an example in which signals of the measurement results acquired by the measurement system are converted in terms of sound speed according to the embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 8  is a diagram illustrating an example of measurement arcuate waveforms created by the measurement system according to the embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 9  is a diagram for describing measurement arcuate waveforms created by the measurement system according to the embodiment of the present invention, illustrating an example of the case where there are two contiguous cooling holes. 
         FIG. 10  is a diagram for describing measurement arcuate waveforms created by the measurement system according to the embodiment of the present invention, illustrating another example of the case where there are two contiguous cooling holes. 
         FIG. 11  is a diagram for describing measurement arcuate waveforms created by the measurement system according to the embodiment of the present invention, illustrating another example of the case where there are two contiguous cooling holes. 
         FIG. 12  is a flowchart illustrating an example of a measurement method for the measurement system according to the embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 13  is a diagram for describing the measurement method for the measurement system according to the embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 14  is a flowchart illustrating another example of the measurement method for the measurement system according to the embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention is not limited to each of the following embodiments, and can be carried out with appropriate changes. 
       FIG. 1  is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a machining system including a measurement system according to an embodiment of the present invention. A machining system  1  includes a machining device  100 , an ultrasonic testing sensor  110 , a measurement system  10 , a correction system  20 , and a machining control system  30 . In the machining system  1 , the machining device  100  produces a subject by machining. In the machining system  1 , the measurement system  10  uses the ultrasonic testing sensor  110  to measure the position of the produced subject. In the machining system  1 , the correction system  20  changes a machining condition based on the position of the subject. In the machining system  1 , the machining control system  30  controls the machining device  100  based on the machining condition. In the present embodiment, the subject is a cooling hole  210  that is to be formed in a turbine blade  200  of a gas turbine by machining. 
     The turbine blade  200  is formed by casting. In the turbine blade  200 , a plurality of cooling holes  210  are arranged so as to spread in a trapezoidal pattern from the blade tip to the blade root in order to cool the turbine blade  200 . 
     The cooling hole  210  is formed in the turbine blade  200  by the machining device  100 . The cooling hole  210  has a circular sectional shape in sectional view including the leading edge and the trailing edge. The cooling hole  210  extends in a direction connecting the blade tip and the blade root. The cooling hole  210  has a shape having a high aspect ratio. In other words, the cooling hole  210  has a depth longer than the diameter of the cooling hole  210 . The cooling holes  210  are arranged side by side in sectional view including the leading edge and the trailing edge. In other words, the cooling holes  210  are arranged side by side in a direction connecting the leading edge and the trailing edge of the turbine blade  200 . The cooling holes  210  are arranged such that the interval between adjacent cooling holes  210  becomes wider from the blade tip toward the blade root. In other words, the intervals between cooling holes  210  are narrow on the blade tip side, and the intervals between cooling holes  210  are wide on the blade root side. 
     The machining device  100  produces a plurality of subjects by machining. In the present embodiment, the machining device  100  is an electrochemical machining device configured to bore the turbine blade  200  (i.e., workpiece) by electrochemical machining to produce the cooling hole  210 . The machining device  100  is controlled by the machining system  1  so as to operate based on the machining condition. The machining device  100  has a plurality of electrode rods  101 . In this manner, the machining device  100  produces the cooling holes  210  simultaneously from the blade tip toward the blade root. For example, the machining condition includes at least one of the liquid flow rate of electrolyte solution, applied current, feed speed, and the angle of oscillation. 
     Referring to  FIG. 2  and  FIG. 3 , the ultrasonic testing sensor  110  is described.  FIG. 2  is a schematic diagram illustrating a cooling hole produced in the turbine blade measured by the measurement system according to the embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 3  is a schematic diagram illustrating the cooling hole produced in the turbine blade measured by the measurement system according to the embodiment of the present invention. The X direction is a scanning direction of the ultrasonic testing sensor  110 . The Y direction represents a thickness direction of the turbine blade  200 . The Z direction is a direction connecting the blade tip and the blade root. 
     The ultrasonic testing sensor  110  is one of non-destructive inspection sensors. The ultrasonic testing sensor  110  measures the position of a subject produced by the machining device  100 . In the present embodiment, at the time of machining by the machining device  100 , the ultrasonic testing sensor  110  measures the position of the cooling hole  210  produced by boring the turbine blade  200  by the machining device  100 . In particular, the ultrasonic testing sensor  110  can measure the position of the bottom of the cooling hole  210  or a position near the bottom of the cooling hole  210 . In other words, the measured position may indicate the position of the bottom of the cooling hole  210 . The ultrasonic testing sensor  110  causes ultrasonic waves to enter the turbine blade  200  from the outer peripheral surface thereof toward the inside, and acquires waves reflected by the cooling hole  210 . The ultrasonic testing sensor  110  outputs measurement signals as measurement results to the measurement system  10 . 
     The ultrasonic testing sensor  110  scans the outer peripheral surface of the turbine blade  200  along the scanning direction. The scanning direction is a direction in which cooling holes  210  are arranged side by side, in other words, a direction connecting the leading edge and the trailing edge of the turbine blade  200 . After the scanning in the scanning direction is finished, the ultrasonic testing sensor  110  shifts its position in a direction (depth direction) in which the cooling hole  210  is to be produced to extend, in other words, the direction connecting the blade tip and the blade root, and scans the outer peripheral surface of the turbine blade  200  again in the scanning direction. By repeating such scanning, the ultrasonic testing sensor  110  measures the position (of the bottom) of the cooling hole  210  while the cooling hole  210  is produced in the turbine blade  200 . 
     Referring back to  FIG. 1 , the measurement system  10  is described. The measurement system  10  measures the positions of subjects by using the ultrasonic testing sensor  110 . In the present embodiment, the measurement system  10  measures the positions of cooling holes  210  by using the ultrasonic testing sensor  110 . The measurement system  10  includes a memory and a CPU. The measurement system  10  may be implemented by dedicated hardware, or the functions of the measurement system  10  may be implemented by loading a computer program for implementing its functions onto a memory and executing the computer program. The measurement system  10  includes an ideal arcuate waveform creation unit  11 , a measurement arcuate waveform creation unit  12 , a position estimation unit  13 , and an antiphase waveform addition unit  14 . The computer program can be provided as a computer-readable recording medium on which the program is stored, such as a CD, a DVD, or a semiconductor memory. 
     The ideal arcuate waveform creation unit  11  creates, for each subject, an ideal arcuate waveform  300  (see  FIG. 5 ) of a measurement result of the ultrasonic testing sensor  110  based on machining position information on the subject. In the present embodiment, the ideal arcuate waveform creation unit  11  creates, for each cooling hole  210 , an ideal arcuate waveform  300  obtained from a measurement result of the ultrasonic testing sensor  110  based on machining position information on the cooling hole  210 . The machining position information includes information on the hole center position and the hole diameter of the cooling hole  210  that are set when designing the cooling hole  210 . 
     When a cooling hole  210  is produced with no error from machining position information set in advance, the ideal arcuate waveform  300  is a waveform having a strained arc shape (hereinafter referred to as “arcuate waveform”) calculated based on a signal measured by the ultrasonic testing sensor  110 . The arcuate waveform is a waveform having a boomerang shape formed by a curve that is curved to be convex. 
     Referring to  FIG. 4  and  FIG. 5 , the creation of the ideal arcuate waveform  300  by the ideal arcuate waveform creation unit  11  is described.  FIG. 4  is a diagram for describing the creation of the ideal arcuate waveform in the measurement system according to the embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 5  is a diagram for describing an example of the ideal arcuate waveform created by the measurement system according to the embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 4  illustrates the positional relation between the cooling hole  210  and the ultrasonic testing sensor  110  in the case where the cooling hole  210  is produced with no error from machining position information set in advance. The cooling hole  210  has a circular shape with a radius R 1 , which has a hole center position C 1  (X c1 , Y c1 ) at the position of a depth R 0 +R 1  from the surface of the turbine blade  200 . The shape of the cooling hole  210  is illustrated by a hole surface shape  400 . The shallowest position of the cooling hole  210  with respect to the surface of the turbine blade  200  is represented by C 0  (X C0 , Y C0 ). The depth from the surface of the turbine blade  200  at the shallowest position C 0  of the cooling hole  210  is R 0 . A sensor position of the ultrasonic testing sensor  110  is represented by UT(X ut , 0). 
     First, an arcuate waveform scope (X ut , R ut ), which is a graph whose horizontal axis is the width direction position X and vertical axis is the distance R, is calculated. When there is no measurement error in the positional relation illustrated in  FIG. 4 , a distance R ut  to the cooling hole  210  is calculated by Equation (1), with each sensor position X ut  as an input condition.
 
 R   UT   +R   1 =√{square root over (( X   UT   −X   C1 ) 2   +Y   C1   2 )}→ R   UT =√{square root over (( X   UT   −X   C1 ) 2   +Y   C1   2 )}− R   1 , where  X   C1   =X   C0   ,Y   C1   =R   0   +R   1   (1)
 
     Next, a hole surface position T(X T , Y T ) is calculated from the arcuate waveform scope (X ut , R ut ). The hole surface position T(X T , Y T ) is calculated by Equation (2) from the shallowest position C 0 (X C0 , Y C0 ) and the arcuate waveform scope (X ut , R ut ). 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
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     In this manner, the ideal arcuate waveform  300  and the circular hole surface shape  400  are calculated as illustrated in  FIG. 5 , with the shallowest position C 0 (X c0 , Y C0 ) or the hole center position C 1 (X c1 , Y c1 ) and the radius R 1  as input conditions. The ideal arcuate waveform  300  is represented by not two-dimensional orthogonal coordinates (X, Y) but a coordinate system of (X, R), and hence has a strained arc shape, in other words, an arcuate shape. 
     The measurement arcuate waveform creation unit  12  creates a measurement arcuate waveform  310  (see  FIG. 8 ) based on measurement results of the ultrasonic testing sensor  110 . 
     The measurement arcuate waveform  310  matches the ideal arcuate waveform  300  when the cooling hole  210  is produced with no error from machining position information set in advance. The measurement arcuate waveform  310  is displaced from the ideal arcuate waveform  300  when the produced cooling hole  210  has an error from machining position information set in advance. 
     Referring to  FIG. 6  to  FIG. 8 , the creation of the measurement arcuate waveform  310  by the measurement arcuate waveform creation unit  12  is described. For the sake of description, the case where the number of cooling holes  210  is one is described.  FIG. 6  is a diagram for describing an example of signals of measurement results acquired by the measurement system according to the embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 7  is a diagram for describing an example in which the signals of the measurement results acquired by the measurement system are converted in terms of sound speed according to the embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 8  is a diagram for describing an example of the measurement arcuate waveform created by the measurement system according to the embodiment of the present invention. 
     The measurement arcuate waveform creation unit  12  acquires signals of measurement results of the ultrasonic testing sensor  110 . As illustrated in  FIG. 6 , the measurement result of the ultrasonic testing sensor  110  is acquired for each sensor position Xs of the ultrasonic testing sensor  110 , and is expressed in a graph whose horizontal axis is sampling time Ty and vertical axis is power P(T) of reflected sound. 
     Based on the signals of the measurement results of the ultrasonic testing sensor  110 , sound speed a in the mold forming the turbine blade  200  and a transfer offset Q between the ultrasonic testing sensor  110  and the surface of the turbine blade  200  are used to convert the sampling time Ty into the distance R ut  by Equation (3) in terms of sound speed.
 
DISTANCE  R=α×Ty+β   (3)
 
       FIG. 7  illustrates results of converting the signals illustrated in  FIG. 6  in terms of sound speed. In  FIG. 7 , the horizontal axis represents the distance R ut , and the vertical axis represents the power P(T) of reflected sound. 
     In  FIG. 7 , for example, peak points or inflection points by binarization of the signals in the width direction positions are extracted to create an arcuate waveform scope whose horizontal axis is the width direction position X and vertical axis is the distance R. When there are cooling holes  210 , all peak points or all inflection points by binarization of the signals only need to be extracted to create arcuate waveform scopes of the cooling holes  210 . 
       FIG. 8  illustrates an example of the created arcuate waveform scope. In the arcuate waveform scope illustrated in  FIG. 8 , the measurement arcuate waveform  310  is illustrated in a darker color as the signal intensity becomes higher and in a lighter color as the signal intensity becomes lower. The shape of the cooling hole  210  is illustrated as a hole surface shape  400 . 
     In the present embodiment, the measurement arcuate waveform creation unit  12  creates arcuate waveform scopes corresponding to cooling holes  210  based on measurement results of the ultrasonic testing sensor  110 . In the present embodiment, the measurement arcuate waveform  310  illustrated in the arcuate waveform scope includes measurement signal components of cooling holes  210 . 
     The position estimation unit  13  collates the ideal arcuate waveform  300  and the measurement arcuate waveform  310  with each other, and estimates the position of the subject from the measurement arcuate waveform  310  determined to correspond to any ideal arcuate waveform  300 . In the present embodiment, the position estimation unit  13  collates the ideal arcuate waveform  300  created by the ideal arcuate waveform creation unit  11  and the measurement arcuate waveform  310  created by the measurement arcuate waveform creation unit  12  with each other, and estimates the position of the cooling hole  210  from the measurement arcuate waveform  310  determined to correspond to any ideal arcuate waveform  300 . More specifically, the position estimation unit  13  collates an image of the ideal arcuate waveform  300  and an image of the measurement arcuate waveform  310  with each other by image pattern matching, and identifies a measurement arcuate waveform  310  that is present near the ideal arcuate waveform  300  and similar to the ideal arcuate waveform  300 . For example, the position estimation unit  13  identifies a measurement arcuate waveform  310  that has a convex portion near a convex portion of the ideal arcuate waveform  300  and has a similar convex shape. When there are cooling holes  210 , a measurement signal component of one cooling hole  210  among the measurement arcuate waveforms  310  is similar to one ideal arcuate waveform  300 . 
     The position of the cooling hole  210  is estimated based on the identified measurement arcuate waveform  310 . In the present embodiment, the hole center position C 1  (X c1 ,Y c1 ) of the cooling hole  210  is estimated by Equation (4) and Equation (5) described below as the position of the cooling hole  210 . 
     The following description assumes that the arcuate waveform scope illustrated in  FIG. 8  represents the identified measurement arcuate waveform  310 . In other words, the following description assumes that the arcuate waveform scope illustrated in  FIG. 8  represents the measurement arcuate waveform  310  that is a measurement signal component of one cooling hole  210 , which is similar to one ideal arcuate waveform  300 . A part of the measurement arcuate waveform  310  illustrated in  FIG. 8  with the smallest distance R, which is indicated by the thick arrows, is calculated by Equation (4) in which the minimum value of the distance between the ultrasonic testing sensor  110  and the cooling hole  210 , that is, the shallowest position C 0  is represented by a position Y C0  of the distance R in the thickness direction, and a corresponding sensor position Xs is represented by X C0 .
 
( X   C0   ,Y   C0 )=( X   OT (SENSOR POSITION WHEN  R  IS SMALLEST), R   UT (MINIMUM VALUE))   (4)
 
     Next, the hole center position C 1 (X c1 , Y c1 ) is estimated. When a produced cooling hole  210  is a true circle, the hole center position C 1 (X c1 , Y c1 ) is present on a straight line passing through the ultrasonic testing sensor  110  and the shallowest position C 0 (X c0 , Y c0 ) at a position obtained by adding the shallowest position C 0 (X c0 , Y c0 ) to the radius R 1  of the cooling hole  210 . The radius R 1  of the cooling hole  210  can be calculated from the arcuate shape. However, casting easily causes measurement errors. Thus, the hole center position C 1 (X c1 , Y c1 ) is calculated by Equation (5) in which the radius R 1  of the cooling hole  210  is an estimated value obtained by inputting an assumed value with errors ignored.
 
( X   c1   ,Y   c1 )=( X   c0   ,Y   c1   +R )  (5)
 
     Referring to  FIG. 9  to  FIG. 11 , a measurement arcuate waveform  310 A and a measurement arcuate waveform  310 B in a case where the turbine blade  200  has two cooling holes  210 A and  210 B are described.  FIG. 9  is a diagram for describing measurement arcuate waveforms created by the measurement system according to the embodiment of the present invention, illustrating an example of the case where there are two contiguous cooling holes.  FIG. 10  is a diagram for describing measurement arcuate waveforms created by the measurement system according to the embodiment of the present invention, illustrating another example of the case where there are two contiguous cooling holes.  FIG. 11  is a diagram for describing measurement arcuate waveforms created by the measurement system according to the embodiment of the present invention, illustrating another example of the case where there are two contiguous cooling holes.  FIG. 9  illustrates the measurement arcuate waveform  310 A and the measurement arcuate waveform  310 B when the distance between the two adjacent cooling holes  210 A and  210 B in the width direction is D 1 .  FIG. 10  illustrates the measurement arcuate waveform  310 A and the measurement arcuate waveform  310 B when the distance between the two adjacent cooling holes  210 A and  210 B in the width direction is D 2  (&lt;D 1 ).  FIG. 11  illustrates the measurement arcuate waveform  310 A and the measurement arcuate waveform  310 B when the distance between the two adjacent cooling holes  210 A and  210 B in the width direction is D 3 , and the distance therebetween in the thickness direction is D 4 . From the above, the measurement arcuate waveform  310 A and the measurement arcuate waveform  310 B more overlap with each other as the distance between the two adjacent cooling holes  210 A and  210 B in the width direction becomes smaller. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 9  and  FIG. 10 , when the two adjacent cooling holes  210 A and  210 B are arranged apart from each other by an appropriate distance, the measurement arcuate waveform  310 A and the measurement arcuate waveform  310 B can be identified as corresponding ideal arcuate waveforms  300 . A shallowest position C 0A (X C0A , Y C0A ) of the cooling hole  210 A and a shallowest position C 0B (X C0B , Y C0B ) of the cooling hole  210 B can be estimated. In other words, a hole surface shape  400 A of the cooling hole  210 A and a hole surface shape  400 B of the cooling hole  210 B can be calculated. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 11 , when the two adjacent cooling holes  210 A and  210 B are not apart from each other by an appropriate distance, it is difficult to identify the measurement arcuate waveform  310 A or the measurement arcuate waveform  310 B as a corresponding ideal arcuate waveform  300 . The two measurement arcuate waveforms  310 A and  310 B interfere with each other to make it difficult to estimate the shallowest position C 0A (X C0A , Y COA ) of the cooling hole  210 A or the shallowest position C 0B (X C0B , Y C03 ) of the cooling hole  210 B. In the example illustrated in  FIG. 11 , the shallowest position C 0A (X C0A , Y C0A ) of the cooling hole  210 A can be estimated, but the shallowest position C 0B (X C0B , Y C0B ) of the cooling hole  210 B cannot be estimated. In other words, in this state, the hole surface shape  400 A of the cooling hole  210 A can be calculated, but the hole surface shape  400 B of the cooling hole  210 B cannot be calculated. 
     The antiphase waveform addition unit  14  adds, to the measurement arcuate waveform  310 , a waveform in antiphase to the measurement arcuate waveform  310  with which the position of the subject has been estimated. In the present embodiment, the antiphase waveform addition unit  14  adds, to the measurement arcuate waveform  310 , a waveform in antiphase to the measurement arcuate waveform  310  with which the position of the cooling hole  210  has been estimated by the position estimation unit  13 . The antiphase waveform addition unit  14  removes, from the measurement arcuate waveform  310 , a measurement signal component of a cooling hole  210  whose position has been estimated, and only measurement signal components of cooling holes  210  whose positions have not been estimated are left. In other words, the antiphase waveform addition unit  14  obtains a measurement arcuate waveform  310  from which the measurement arcuate waveform  310  used to estimate the position of the cooling hole  210  has been subtracted. 
     Based on the measurement result of the measurement system  10 , the correction system  20  changes machining conditions of the subject and corrects the position of the subject. In the present embodiment, at the time of machining by the machining device  100 , the correction system  20  changes the machining condition of the cooling hole  210  and corrects the position of the cooling hole  210  based on the measurement result of the measurement system  10 . More specifically, when a produced cooling hole  210  has an error from machining position information set in advance, based on the measurement result of the measurement system  10 , the correction system  20  changes the machining condition so as to eliminate the error and corrects the machining position of the cooling hole  210  to be continuously produced. In this manner, at the time of machining of the cooling hole  210  by the machining device  100 , the correction system  20  changes the machining condition of the cooling hole  210  in accordance with the measurement result of the measurement system  10 , thereby correcting the position (machining position) of the cooling hole  210  as needed. 
     The machining control system  30  controls the machining device  100  based on the machining condition changed by the correction system  20  at the time of machining by the machining device  100 . More specifically, when a produced cooling hole  210  has an error from machining position information set in advance, the machining control system  30  controls the machining device  100  such that the position of the cooling hole  210  is corrected based on the machining condition changed by the correction system  20 . In this manner, at the time of machining of the cooling hole  210  by the machining device  100 , the machining control system  30  controls the machining device  100  as needed such that the position of the cooling hole  210  is corrected depending on the machining condition changed in accordance with the measurement result of the measurement system  10 . In other words, the machining control system  30  controls the machining device  100  to continuously produce the hole  210  according to the changed machining condition. 
     Next, referring to  FIG. 12 , a measurement method using the measurement system  10  is described.  FIG. 12  is a flowchart illustrating an example of the measurement method for the measurement system according to the embodiment of the present invention. The measurement system  10  constantly runs while the machining system  1  is running. While the measurement system  10  is running, the position of a cooling hole  210  bored by the machining device  100  is measured by the ultrasonic testing sensor  110 . The measurement system  10  constantly acquires measurement results from the ultrasonic testing sensor  110 . The measurement system  10  repeatedly executes the machining of Step S 11  to Step S 15  based on the acquired measurement result. 
     The measurement system  10  creates an ideal arcuate waveform  300  (Step S 11 ). More specifically, the measurement system  10  uses the ideal arcuate waveform creation unit  11  to create, for each cooling hole  210 , an ideal arcuate waveform  300  of a measurement result of the ultrasonic testing sensor  110  based on machining position information on the cooling hole  210 . Step S 11  is an ideal arcuate waveform creation step. The measurement system  10  proceeds to Step S 12 . 
     The measurement system  10  creates a measurement arcuate waveform  310  (Step S 12 ). More specifically, the measurement system  10  uses the measurement arcuate waveform creation unit  12  to create a measurement arcuate waveform  310  based on a measurement result of the ultrasonic testing sensor  110 . Step S 12  is a measurement arcuate waveform creation step. The measurement system  10  proceeds to Step S 13 . 
     The measurement system  10  estimates one position of the cooling hole  210  from the measurement arcuate waveform  310  (Step S 13 ). More specifically, the measurement system  10  uses the position estimation unit  13  to collate the ideal arcuate waveform  300  and the measurement arcuate waveform  310  with each other, and estimate one position of the cooling hole  210  from the measurement arcuate waveform  310  determined to correspond to any ideal arcuate waveform  300 . Step S 13  is a position estimation step. The measurement system  10  proceeds to Step S 14 . 
     The measurement system  10  adds, to the measurement arcuate waveform  310 , a waveform in antiphase to the measurement arcuate waveform  310  with which the position of the cooling hole  210  has been estimated (Step S 14 ). More specifically, the measurement system  10  uses the antiphase waveform addition unit  14  to add, to the measurement arcuate waveform  310 , a waveform in antiphase to the measurement arcuate waveform  310  with which the position of the cooling hole  210  has been estimated by the position estimation unit  13 . Step S 14  is an antiphase waveform addition step. The measurement system  10  proceeds to Step S 15 . 
     The measurement system  10  determines whether the positions of all cooling holes  210  have been estimated (Step S 15 ). When the measurement system  10  determines that the positions of all cooling hole  210  have not been estimated (No at Step S 15 ), the measurement system  10  repeats the processing of Step S 13 . When the measurement system  10  determines that the positions of all cooling holes  210  have been estimated (Yes at Step S 15 ), the measurement system  10  finishes the processing of this flowchart. 
     Referring to  FIG. 11  and  FIG. 13 , the measurement method using the measurement system  10  is described in more detail.  FIG. 13  is a diagram for describing the measurement method for the measurement system according to the embodiment of the present invention. A measurement arcuate waveform  310 A illustrated in  FIG. 11  can be identified as a corresponding ideal arcuate waveform  300 , and it is difficult to identify a measurement arcuate waveform  310 B as a corresponding ideal arcuate waveform  300 . In other words, the shallowest position C 0A (X COA , Y COA ) of the cooling hole  210 A can be estimated, but the shallowest position C 0B (X C0B , Y C0B ) of the cooling hole  210 B cannot be estimated. 
     First, the shallowest position C 0A (X COA ,Y COA ) of the cooling hole  210 A is acquired from the measurement arcuate waveform  310 A illustrated in  FIG. 11 . The hole center position is estimated as the position of the cooling hole  210 A. In this manner, the hole surface shape  400 A of the cooling hole  210 A is calculated. 
     A waveform in antiphase to the measurement arcuate waveform  310 A used to estimate the position of the cooling hole  210 A is added to the measurement arcuate waveform  310  to acquire a measurement arcuate waveform  310 B illustrated in  FIG. 13 . The measurement arcuate waveform  310 B illustrated in  FIG. 13  is obtained by removing the measurement arcuate waveform  310 A, which is a measurement signal component of the cooling hole  210 A, from the arcuate waveform scope illustrated in  FIG. 11 , so that the measurement signal component of the cooling hole  210 B is left. In  FIG. 13 , the measurement arcuate waveform  310 B can be identified as a corresponding ideal arcuate waveform  300 . The shallowest position C 0B (X C0B , Y C0B ) of the cooling hole  210 B are acquired from the measurement arcuate waveform  310 B illustrated in  FIG. 13 . A hole center position is estimated as the position of the cooling hole  210 B. In this manner, the hole surface shape  400 B of the cooling hole  210 B is calculated. 
     In this manner, the ideal arcuate waveform  300  and the measurement arcuate waveform  310  are collated with each other to estimate the position of the cooling hole  210 . A waveform in antiphase to the measurement arcuate waveform  310  with which the position of the cooling hole  210  has been estimated is added to the measurement arcuate waveform  310 , thereby obtaining a measurement arcuate waveform  310  from which the measurement arcuate waveform  310  used to estimate the position of the cooling hole  210  has been subtracted. The ideal arcuate waveform  300  and the measurement arcuate waveform  310  are collated with each other to estimate the position of the cooling hole  210 . Repeating the processing described above enables the positions of all cooling holes  210  to be estimated even when the distance between cooling holes  210  is short and measurement arcuate waveforms  310  interfere with each other. 
     Subsequently, a machining method using the machining system  1  is described. The measurement system  10  outputs measurement results to the correction system  20 . Based on the measurement results of the measurement system  10 , the correction system  20  changes machining conditions of the cooling hole  210  and corrects the position of the cooling hole  210 . The machining control system  30  controls the machining device  100  based on the machining conditions changed by the correction system  20 . 
     In this manner, the position of the cooling hole  210  is measured as needed at the time of producing of the cooling hole  210  by the machining device  100 . The machining condition of the cooling hole  210  is changed in accordance with the measurement result of the measurement system  10  to correct the position of the cooling hole  210  as needed. The machining device  100  is controlled as needed such that the position of the cooling hole  210  is corrected depending on the machining condition changed in accordance with the measurement result of the measurement system  10 . Repeating the processing described above prevents an error from machining position information from occurring in the position of the produced cooling hole  210 . 
     As described above, according to the present embodiment, the ideal arcuate waveform  300  and the measurement arcuate waveform  310  are collated with each other to estimate the position of a cooling hole  210  from a measurement arcuate waveform  310  determined to correspond to any ideal arcuate waveform  300 . A waveform in antiphase to the measurement arcuate waveform  310  with which the position of the cooling hole  210  has been estimated is added to the measurement arcuate waveform  310 , thereby obtaining a measurement arcuate waveform  310  from which the measurement arcuate waveform  310  used to estimate the position of the cooling hole  210  has been subtracted. The ideal arcuate waveform  300  and the measurement arcuate waveform  310  are collated with each other to estimate the position of the cooling hole  210 . Repeating the processing described above enables the positions of all cooling holes  210  to be estimated even when the distance between cooling holes  210  is short and measurement arcuate waveforms  310  interfere with each other. 
     In this manner, according to the present embodiment, the positions of all cooling holes  210  can be estimated by a single ultrasonic testing sensor  110  without adding additional ultrasonic testing sensor  110  or increasing the scanning direction of the ultrasonic testing sensor  110 . 
     In the present embodiment, the positions of all cooling holes  210  can be estimated even when the distance between cooling holes  210  is short and measurement arcuate waveforms  310  interfere with each other. Thus, the positions of all cooling holes  210  can be estimated with high accuracy even at the blade tip portion of the turbine blade  200  where the cooling holes  210  are arranged in proximity. In both cases where the cooling hole  210  extends straight from the blade tip to the blade root of the turbine blade  200  and the case where the cooling hole  210  extends in a curved line, the positions of all cooling holes  210  can be estimated with high accuracy. 
     In the present embodiment, the position of the cooling hole  210  being produced is estimated, and the machining conditions are changed based on the estimated position of the cooling hole  210 , thereby correcting the position of the cooling hole  210 . According to the present embodiment, the position of the cooling hole  210  can be corrected as needed to produce the cooling hole  210  with high accuracy. 
     In the present embodiment, cooling holes  210  can be produced with high accuracy even when the distance between cooling holes  210  is short and measurement arcuate waveforms  310  interfere with each other. Thus, cooling holes  210  can be produced with high accuracy even at the blade tip portion of the turbine blade  200  where the cooling holes  210  are arranged in proximity. In both cases where the cooling hole  210  extends straight from the blade tip to the blade root of the turbine blade  200  and the case where the cooling hole  210  extends in a curved line, the cooling hole  210  can be produced with high accuracy. 
     While the measurement system, the machining system, the measurement method, and the computer program according to the present embodiment have been described, the measurement system, the machining system, the measurement method, and the computer program may be implemented in various forms different from those in the above-mentioned embodiment may be implemented. 
     The measurement system  10 , the correction system  20 , and the machining control system  30  may be implemented as independent control devices, or may be implemented as a combined control device. 
     Referring to  FIG. 14 , another example of the measurement method using the measurement system  10  is described.  FIG. 14  is a flowchart illustrating another example of the measurement method for the measurement system according to the embodiment of the present invention. Step S 21 , Step S 22 , and Step S 25  correspond to Step S 11 , Step S 12 , and Step S 15 . 
     The measurement system  10  estimates one or more positions of the cooling hole  210  from the measurement arcuate waveform  310  (Step S 23 ). More specifically, the measurement system  10  uses the position estimation unit  13  to collate the ideal arcuate waveform  300  and the measurement arcuate waveform  310  with each other to estimate one or more positions of the cooling hole  210  from one or more measurement arcuate waveforms  310  determined to correspond to any ideal arcuate waveform  300 . In other words, the measurement system  10  collates the ideal arcuate waveform  300  and the measurement arcuate waveform  310  with each other, and when there are measurement arcuate waveforms  310  determined to correspond to an ideal arcuate waveform  300 , the position of the cooling hole  210  is estimated from each of the measurement arcuate waveforms  310 . The measurement system  10  proceeds to Step S 24 . 
     The measurement system  10  adds, to the measurement arcuate waveforms  310 , waveforms in antiphase to one or more measurement arcuate waveforms  310  with which the positions of cooling holes  210  have been estimated (Step S 24 ). More specifically, the measurement system  10  uses the antiphase waveform addition unit  14  to add, to the measurement arcuate waveforms  310 , waveforms in antiphase to one or more measurement arcuate waveforms  310  with which the positions of cooling holes  210  have been estimated by the position estimation unit  13 . The measurement system  10  proceeds to Step S 25 . 
     By executing the processing as illustrated in  FIG. 14 , the number of times of repetition of processing of executing the processing of Step S 23  again after No is determined at Step S 25  can be suppressed. 
     The order of Step S 11  and Step S 12  in the flowchart illustrated in  FIG. 12  may be reversed. The measurement system  10  may first use the measurement arcuate waveform creation unit  12  to create a measurement arcuate waveform  310 , and thereafter use the ideal arcuate waveform creation unit  11  to create an ideal arcuate waveform  300 . 
     The processing of Step S 11  in the flowchart illustrated in  FIG. 12  may be executed in advance when the cooling hole  210  is designed. 
     The subject described above is a cooling hole  210  formed in a turbine blade  200  of a gas turbine, but is not limited thereto. It is only necessary that position information at the time of designing be acquired from the subject. A plurality of subjects are not limited to the same ones, and may be different. 
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               1  Machining system 
               10  Measurement system 
               11  Ideal arcuate waveform creation unit 
               12  Measurement arcuate waveform creation unit 
               13  Position estimation unit 
               14  Antiphase waveform addition unit 
               20  Correction system 
               30  Machining control system 
               100  Machining device 
               110  Ultrasonic testing sensor 
               200  Turbine blade 
               210  Cooling hole (subject) 
               300  Ideal arcuate waveform 
               310  Measurement arcuate waveform 
               400  Hole surface shape