Patent Publication Number: US-11022423-B2

Title: Method for calibrating an error of installation of an interferometer in a multi-axis laser displacement measurement system

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION 
     This is a US National Phase of application No. PCT/CN2018/111800, filed on Oct. 25, 2018, which claims the benefit of the Chinese Patent Application No. 201711013864.7, filed on Oct. 26, 2017, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field 
     The present disclosure relates to a method for calibrating an error of installation of an interferometer in a multi-axis laser displacement measurement system, which may be applied to installation error calibration of a measurement axis of a multi-axis laser interferometer three-degree-of-freedom displacement measurement system in a precision motion stage. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     A laser interferometer has the advantages of high measurement resolution, high accuracy, large measuring stroke, etc. In the field of precision manufacturing, it is widely used in multi-degree-of-freedom precision motion displacement measurement systems required for nanometer or sub-nanometer level measurement resolution, which has been attracting attentions of both academia and industry. 
     A measuring system using the laser interferometer includes a laser generator (light source), a lens, a mirror, a photoelectric converter, and a data acquisition card. Due to an installation error of the interferometer during the installation process, the axis of laser beam cannot be parallel to a moving direction of a motion stage. The measurement error caused by the installation error may have a relatively large impact on the laser interferometer measurement system required for nanometer and sub-nanometer level accuracy. At present, other auxiliary sensors are often used in industrial application to calibrate the installation error, and the calibration process is complicated. 
     Therefore, a method that can simply and effectively calibrate the installation error of the laser interferometer displacement measurement system without assistance of other auxiliary sensors is urgently needed. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present disclosure is directed to providing a method for implementing a calibration of a installation error of a multi-axis laser interferometer in a multi-axis laser displacement measurement system by adding a redundant interferometer, thereby solving a problem of difficult in calibration of the installation error of the interferometer. 
     One aspect of the present disclosure is as follows: 
     A method for calibrating an error of installation of an interferometer in a multi-axis laser displacement measurement system including a motion stage ( 1 ), an interferometer ( 301 ) installed in a X direction, a first interferometer ( 302 ) and a second interferometer ( 303 ) installed in a Y direction, 
     wherein the method includes: 
     1) installing a redundant interferometer ( 4 ) and setting it as an installation reference axis; and establishing a coordinate system OXYZ with a geometric center of the motion stage ( 1 ) as an origin, the X axis of the coordinate system being parallel to a beam direction of the redundant interferometer ( 4 ); 
     2) establishing a three-degree-of-freedom displacement calculating model including installation errors of the interferometer ( 301 ) installed in the X direction, the first interferometer ( 302 ) and the second interferometer ( 303 ) installed in the Y direction, as well as a measured value of the redundant interferometer ( 4 ), the model being represented as following equations: 
     
       
         
           
             x 
             = 
             
               
                 
                   L 
                   1 
                 
                 + 
                 
                   
                     L 
                     2 
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     a 
                     1 
                   
                 
               
               2 
             
           
         
       
       
         
           
             y 
             = 
             
               
                 
                   
                     S 
                     1 
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     b 
                     1 
                   
                 
                 + 
                 
                   
                     S 
                     2 
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     b 
                     2 
                   
                 
               
               2 
             
           
         
       
       
         
           
             
               θ 
               z 
             
             = 
             
               
                 
                   
                     L 
                     2 
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     a 
                     1 
                   
                 
                 - 
                 
                   L 
                   1 
                 
               
               d 
             
           
         
       
       
         
           
             
               θ 
               z 
             
             = 
             
               
                 
                   
                     S 
                     2 
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     b 
                     2 
                   
                 
                 - 
                 
                   
                     S 
                     1 
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     b 
                     1 
                   
                 
               
               r 
             
           
         
       
     
     wherein, in the equations: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 a 
                 1 
               
               = 
               
                 
                   1 
                   - 
                   
                     2 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       η 
                       1 
                       2 
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   1 
                   - 
                   
                     0.5 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       η 
                       1 
                       2 
                     
                   
                 
               
             
             , 
             
               
                 b 
                 1 
               
               = 
               
                 
                   1 
                   - 
                   
                     2 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       φ 
                       1 
                       2 
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   1 
                   - 
                   
                     0.5 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       φ 
                       1 
                       2 
                     
                   
                 
               
             
             , 
             
               
                 b 
                 2 
               
               = 
               
                 
                   1 
                   - 
                   
                     2 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       φ 
                       2 
                       2 
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   1 
                   - 
                   
                     0.5 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       φ 
                       2 
                       2 
                     
                   
                 
               
             
             , 
           
         
       
     
     wherein, L 1  is a measured value of the redundant interferometer; L 2  is a measured value of the interferometer installed in the X direction; S 1  is a measured value of the first interferometer installed in the Y direction; S 2  is a measured value of the second interferometer installed in the Y direction; d is an installation distance in the Y direction between the redundant interferometer and the interferometer installed in the X direction; r is an installation distance in the X direction between the first interferometer and the second interferometer installed in the Y direction; x is a displacement of the motion stage along the X axis of the coordinate system; y is a displacement of the motion stage along the Y axis of the coordinate system; θ z  is a rotational displacement of the motion stage around the Z axis of the coordinate system; a 1 , b 1  and b 2  are intermediate variables; η 1  is an installation error angle between the interferometer installed in the X direction and the X axis of the coordinate system; ϕ 1  is an installation error angle between the first interferometer installed in the Y direction and the Y axis of the coordinate system; and ϕ 2  is an installation error angle between the second interferometer installed in the Y direction and the Y axis of the coordinate system; 
     3) continuously moving, by the motion stage ( 1 ), three points, P1=(x 1 , y 1 , θ z   1 ), P2=(x 2 , y 2 , θ z   2 ), and P3=(x 3 , y 3 , θ z   3 ), wherein x 1 , x 2 , and x 3  are displacements of the points P1, P2 and P3 in the X-axis direction of the coordinate system; y 1 , y 2 , and y 3  are displacements of the points P1, P2 and P3 in the Y-axis direction of the coordinate system; and θ z   1 , θ z   2 , and θ z   3  are rotational displacements of the points P1, P2 and P3 around the Z-axis direction of the coordinate system; and 
     obtaining measured values of the interferometers installed in the X and Y directions and the redundant interferometer at corresponding points, respectively, and forming an equation set as follows: 
     
       
         
           
             { 
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         x 
                         1 
                       
                       = 
                       
                         
                           
                             L 
                             1 
                             1 
                           
                           + 
                           
                             
                               L 
                               2 
                               1 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               a 
                               1 
                             
                           
                         
                         2 
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         y 
                         1 
                       
                       = 
                       
                         
                           
                             
                               S 
                               1 
                               1 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               b 
                               1 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             
                               S 
                               2 
                               1 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               b 
                               2 
                             
                           
                         
                         2 
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         θ 
                         z 
                         1 
                       
                       = 
                       
                         
                           
                             
                               L 
                               2 
                               1 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               a 
                               1 
                             
                           
                           - 
                           
                             L 
                             1 
                             1 
                           
                         
                         d 
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         θ 
                         z 
                         1 
                       
                       = 
                       
                         
                           
                             
                               S 
                               2 
                               1 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               b 
                               2 
                             
                           
                           - 
                           
                             
                               S 
                               1 
                               1 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               b 
                               1 
                             
                           
                         
                         r 
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               ⁢ 
               
                   
               
               ⁢ 
               
                 { 
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             x 
                             2 
                           
                           = 
                           
                             
                               
                                 L 
                                 1 
                                 2 
                               
                               + 
                               
                                 
                                   L 
                                   2 
                                   2 
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   a 
                                   1 
                                 
                               
                             
                             2 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             y 
                             2 
                           
                           = 
                           
                             
                               
                                 
                                   S 
                                   1 
                                   2 
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   b 
                                   1 
                                 
                               
                               + 
                               
                                 
                                   S 
                                   2 
                                   2 
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   b 
                                   2 
                                 
                               
                             
                             2 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             θ 
                             z 
                             2 
                           
                           = 
                           
                             
                               
                                 
                                   L 
                                   2 
                                   2 
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   a 
                                   1 
                                 
                               
                               - 
                               
                                 L 
                                 1 
                                 2 
                               
                             
                             d 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             θ 
                             z 
                             2 
                           
                           = 
                           
                             
                               
                                 
                                   S 
                                   2 
                                   2 
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   b 
                                   2 
                                 
                               
                               - 
                               
                                 
                                   S 
                                   1 
                                   2 
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   b 
                                   1 
                                 
                               
                             
                             r 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                       
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     { 
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             
                               
                                 x 
                                 3 
                               
                               = 
                               
                                 
                                   
                                     L 
                                     1 
                                     3 
                                   
                                   + 
                                   
                                     
                                       L 
                                       2 
                                       3 
                                     
                                     ⁢ 
                                     
                                       a 
                                       1 
                                     
                                   
                                 
                                 2 
                               
                             
                           
                         
                         
                           
                             
                               
                                 y 
                                 3 
                               
                               = 
                               
                                 
                                   
                                     
                                       S 
                                       1 
                                       3 
                                     
                                     ⁢ 
                                     
                                       b 
                                       1 
                                     
                                   
                                   + 
                                   
                                     
                                       S 
                                       2 
                                       3 
                                     
                                     ⁢ 
                                     
                                       b 
                                       2 
                                     
                                   
                                 
                                 2 
                               
                             
                           
                         
                         
                           
                             
                               
                                 θ 
                                 z 
                                 3 
                               
                               = 
                               
                                 
                                   
                                     
                                       L 
                                       2 
                                       3 
                                     
                                     ⁢ 
                                     
                                       a 
                                       1 
                                     
                                   
                                   - 
                                   
                                     L 
                                     1 
                                     3 
                                   
                                 
                                 d 
                               
                             
                           
                         
                         
                           
                             
                               
                                 θ 
                                 z 
                                 3 
                               
                               = 
                               
                                 
                                   
                                     
                                       S 
                                       2 
                                       3 
                                     
                                     ⁢ 
                                     
                                       b 
                                       2 
                                     
                                   
                                   - 
                                   
                                     
                                       S 
                                       1 
                                       3 
                                     
                                     ⁢ 
                                     
                                       b 
                                       1 
                                     
                                   
                                 
                                 r 
                               
                             
                           
                         
                       
                         
                     
                   
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     wherein, L 1   1 , L 1   2 , L 1   3  are measured values of the redundant interferometer at the three points P1, P2 and P3, respectively; L 2   1 , L 2   2 , L 2   3 , S 1   1 , S 1   2 , S 1   3 , S 2   1 , S 2   2  and S 2   3  are measured values of the interferometer installed in the X direction, and the first interferometer and the second interferometer installed in the Y direction at the three points P1, P2 and P3, respectively; and 
     4) solving the equation set in 3), where the measured values L 1   1 , L 1   2 , L 1   3 , L 2   1 , L 2   2 , L 2   3 , S 1   1 , S 1   2 , S 1   3 , S 2   1 , S 2   2  and S 2   3  of the interferometers installed in the X and Y directions and the redundant interferometer, as well as the installation distance d between the redundant interferometer and the interferometer installed in the X direction and the installation distance r between the first interferometer and the second interferometer installed in the Y direction are known quantities, to obtain the installation error angles η 1 , ϕ 1  and ϕ 2 : 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 η 
                 1 
               
               = 
               
                 
                   
                     
                       p 
                       1 
                     
                     - 
                     1 
                   
                   
                     
                       0.5 
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         p 
                         1 
                       
                     
                     - 
                     2 
                   
                 
               
             
             , 
             
               
                 φ 
                 1 
               
               = 
               
                 
                   
                     
                       q 
                       1 
                     
                     - 
                     1 
                   
                   
                     
                       0.5 
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         q 
                         1 
                       
                     
                     - 
                     2 
                   
                 
               
             
             , 
             
               
                 φ 
                 2 
               
               = 
               
                 
                   
                     
                       q 
                       2 
                     
                     - 
                     1 
                   
                   
                     
                       0.5 
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         q 
                         2 
                       
                     
                     - 
                     2 
                   
                 
               
             
           
         
       
       
         
           
             
               wherein 
               ⁢ 
               
                 : 
               
             
             ⁢ 
             
                 
             
           
         
       
       
         
           
             
               p 
               1 
             
             = 
             
               
                 
                   
                     S 
                     2 
                     1 
                   
                   ⁡ 
                   
                     ( 
                     
                       
                         
                           S 
                           1 
                           2 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           L 
                           1 
                           3 
                         
                       
                       - 
                       
                         
                           S 
                           1 
                           3 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           L 
                           1 
                           2 
                         
                       
                     
                     ) 
                   
                 
                 + 
                 
                   
                     S 
                     2 
                     2 
                   
                   ⁡ 
                   
                     ( 
                     
                       
                         
                           S 
                           1 
                           3 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           L 
                           1 
                           1 
                         
                       
                       - 
                       
                         
                           S 
                           1 
                           1 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           L 
                           1 
                           3 
                         
                       
                     
                     ) 
                   
                 
                 + 
                 
                   
                     S 
                     2 
                     3 
                   
                   ⁡ 
                   
                     ( 
                     
                       
                         
                           S 
                           1 
                           1 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           L 
                           1 
                           2 
                         
                       
                       - 
                       
                         
                           S 
                           1 
                           2 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           L 
                           1 
                           1 
                         
                       
                     
                     ) 
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   
                     S 
                     2 
                     1 
                   
                   ⁡ 
                   
                     ( 
                     
                       
                         
                           S 
                           1 
                           2 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           L 
                           2 
                           3 
                         
                       
                       - 
                       
                         
                           S 
                           1 
                           3 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           L 
                           2 
                           2 
                         
                       
                     
                     ) 
                   
                 
                 + 
                 
                   
                     S 
                     2 
                     2 
                   
                   ⁡ 
                   
                     ( 
                     
                       
                         
                           S 
                           1 
                           3 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           L 
                           2 
                           1 
                         
                       
                       - 
                       
                         
                           S 
                           1 
                           1 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           L 
                           2 
                           3 
                         
                       
                     
                     ) 
                   
                 
                 + 
                 
                   
                     S 
                     2 
                     3 
                   
                   ⁡ 
                   
                     ( 
                     
                       
                         
                           S 
                           1 
                           1 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           L 
                           2 
                           2 
                         
                       
                       - 
                       
                         
                           S 
                           1 
                           2 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           L 
                           2 
                           1 
                         
                       
                     
                     ) 
                   
                 
               
             
           
         
       
       
         
           
             
               q 
               1 
             
             = 
             
               
                 d 
                 r 
               
               ⁢ 
               
                 
                   
                     
                       S 
                       2 
                       1 
                     
                     ⁡ 
                     
                       ( 
                       
                         
                           
                             L 
                             2 
                             3 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             L 
                             1 
                             2 
                           
                         
                         - 
                         
                           
                             L 
                             2 
                             2 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             L 
                             1 
                             3 
                           
                         
                       
                       ) 
                     
                   
                   + 
                   
                     
                       S 
                       2 
                       2 
                     
                     ⁡ 
                     
                       ( 
                       
                         
                           
                             L 
                             2 
                             1 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             L 
                             1 
                             3 
                           
                         
                         - 
                         
                           
                             L 
                             2 
                             3 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             L 
                             1 
                             1 
                           
                         
                       
                       ) 
                     
                   
                   + 
                   
                     
                       S 
                       2 
                       3 
                     
                     ⁡ 
                     
                       ( 
                       
                         
                           
                             L 
                             2 
                             2 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             L 
                             1 
                             1 
                           
                         
                         - 
                         
                           
                             L 
                             2 
                             1 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             L 
                             1 
                             2 
                           
                         
                       
                       ) 
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                       S 
                       2 
                       1 
                     
                     ⁡ 
                     
                       ( 
                       
                         
                           
                             S 
                             1 
                             2 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             L 
                             2 
                             3 
                           
                         
                         - 
                         
                           
                             S 
                             1 
                             3 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             L 
                             2 
                             2 
                           
                         
                       
                       ) 
                     
                   
                   + 
                   
                     
                       S 
                       2 
                       2 
                     
                     ⁡ 
                     
                       ( 
                       
                         
                           
                             S 
                             1 
                             3 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             L 
                             2 
                             1 
                           
                         
                         - 
                         
                           
                             S 
                             1 
                             1 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             L 
                             2 
                             3 
                           
                         
                       
                       ) 
                     
                   
                   + 
                   
                     
                       S 
                       2 
                       3 
                     
                     ⁡ 
                     
                       ( 
                       
                         
                           
                             S 
                             1 
                             1 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             L 
                             2 
                             2 
                           
                         
                         - 
                         
                           
                             S 
                             1 
                             2 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             L 
                             2 
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                       ) 
                     
                   
                 
               
             
           
         
       
       
         
           
             
               q 
               2 
             
             = 
             
               
                 d 
                 r 
               
               ⁢ 
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         S 
                         1 
                         1 
                       
                       ⁡ 
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           
                             
                               L 
                               2 
                               3 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               L 
                               1 
                               2 
                             
                           
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                               L 
                               2 
                               2 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               L 
                               1 
                               3 
                             
                           
                         
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                         S 
                         1 
                         2 
                       
                       ⁡ 
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           
                             
                               L 
                               2 
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                             ⁢ 
                             
                               L 
                               1 
                               3 
                             
                           
                           - 
                           
                             
                               L 
                               2 
                               3 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               L 
                               1 
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                     + 
                     
                       
                         S 
                         1 
                         3 
                       
                       ⁡ 
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           
                             
                               L 
                               2 
                               2 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               L 
                               1 
                               1 
                             
                           
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                               L 
                               2 
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                         2 
                         1 
                       
                       ⁡ 
                       
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                               2 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               L 
                               2 
                               3 
                             
                           
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                               S 
                               1 
                               3 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
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                               2 
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                         S 
                         2 
                         2 
                       
                       ⁡ 
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           
                             
                               S 
                               1 
                               3 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               L 
                               2 
                               1 
                             
                           
                           - 
                           
                             
                               S 
                               1 
                               1 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               L 
                               2 
                               3 
                             
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                     
                     + 
                     
                       
                         S 
                         2 
                         3 
                       
                       ⁡ 
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           
                             
                               S 
                               1 
                               1 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               L 
                               2 
                               2 
                             
                           
                           - 
                           
                             
                               S 
                               1 
                               2 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               L 
                               2 
                               1 
                             
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 . 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     In the above aspect, the interferometer may be a laser interferometer. 
     The method for calibrating an error of installation of an interferometer in a multi-axis laser displacement measurement system provided by the present disclosure may have the following advantages and outstanding technical effects: the calibration process become simple due to use of redundant measurement information; a redundant interferometer is added to the multi-axis laser interferometer displacement measurement system, displacement information of multiple points are continuously measured, and the number of equations in the combined displacement calculating equation set is equal to the number of unknown quantities, thereby realizing the calibration of the installation error of the laser interferometer. The method is easy to be implemented in industrial application without assistance of other auxiliary displacement sensors. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic diagram of a method for calibrating an error of installation of an interferometer in a multi-axis laser displacement measurement system according to the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a measurement principle diagram when a uniaxial laser interferometer has an installation error. 
         FIG. 3  is a flow chart of a method for calibrating an error of installation of an interferometer in a multi-axis laser displacement measurement system according to the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     In the drawings:  1 - motion stage;  2 - plane mirror;  1 ′- motion stage after moving displacement S; S- displacement of the motion stage in a X direction;  3 - uniaxial laser interferometer;  301 - interferometer installed in a X direction;  302 - first interferometer installed in a Y direction;  303 - second interferometer installed in a Y direction;  4 - additional redundant interferometer. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENT 
     Taking a three-axis laser interferometer three-degree-of-freedom displacement measurement system in a motion stage as an example, detailed embodiments of the present disclosure will be further described in detail hereinafter with reference to the drawings. 
       FIG. 1  is a schematic diagram of a method for calibrating an error of installation of an interferometer in the three-axis laser displacement measurement system according to the present disclosure, which includes an interferometer  301  installed in a X direction, a first interferometer  302  and a second interferometer  303  installed in a Y direction, and an additional redundant interferometer  4 . 
       FIG. 3  is a flow chart of a method for calibrating an error of installation of an interferometer in a multi-axis laser displacement measurement system according to the present disclosure. The detailed implementation steps of the method are as follows: 
     At step 1), a redundant interferometer are installed in the three-axis laser interferometer measurement system, and it is set as an installation reference axis; then a coordinate system OXYZ with a geometric center of the motion stage as an origin O is established, the X axis of the coordinate system being parallel to a direction of laser beam of the redundant interferometer; 
     At step 2), a three-degree-of-freedom displacement calculating model including installation errors η 1 , ϕ 1  and ϕ 2  of the interferometer installed in the X direction and the first interferometer and the second interferometer installed in the Y direction, as well as a measured value L 1  of the redundant interferometer is established, the model being represented as follows: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     x 
                     = 
                     
                       
                         
                           L 
                           1 
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             L 
                             2 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             a 
                             1 
                           
                         
                       
                       2 
                     
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
 
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     y 
                     = 
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             S 
                             1 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             b 
                             1 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             S 
                             2 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             b 
                             2 
                           
                         
                       
                       2 
                     
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
 
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
                       θ 
                       z 
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             L 
                             2 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             a 
                             1 
                           
                         
                         - 
                         
                           L 
                           1 
                         
                       
                       d 
                     
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
 
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
                       θ 
                       z 
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             S 
                             2 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             b 
                             2 
                           
                         
                         - 
                         
                           
                             S 
                             1 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             b 
                             1 
                           
                         
                       
                       r 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   ( 
                   1 
                   ) 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     wherein in the equations: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             a 
                             1 
                           
                           = 
                           
                             
                               1 
                               - 
                               
                                 2 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   η 
                                   1 
                                   2 
                                 
                               
                             
                             
                               1 
                               - 
                               
                                 0.5 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   η 
                                   1 
                                   2 
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                         
                         , 
                         
                           b 
                           1 
                         
                       
                       ’ 
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       
                         1 
                         - 
                         
                           2 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             φ 
                             1 
                             2 
                           
                         
                       
                       
                         1 
                         - 
                         
                           0.5 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             φ 
                             1 
                             2 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   , 
                   
                     
                       b 
                       2 
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         1 
                         - 
                         
                           2 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             φ 
                             2 
                             2 
                           
                         
                       
                       
                         1 
                         - 
                         
                           0.5 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             φ 
                             2 
                             2 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   ( 
                   2 
                   ) 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     wherein, L 1  is the measured value of the redundant interferometer; L 2  is a measured value of the interferometer installed in the X direction; S 1  is a measured value of the first interferometer installed in the Y direction; S 2  is a measured value of the second interferometer installed in the Y direction; d is an installation distance in the Y direction between the redundant interferometer and the interferometer installed in the X direction; r is an installation distance in the X direction between the first interferometer and the second interferometer installed in the Y direction; x is a displacement of the motion stage along the X axis of the coordinate system; y is a displacement of the motion stage along the Y axis of the coordinate system; θ z  is a rotational displacement of the motion stage around the Z axis of the coordinate system; a 1 , b 1  and b 2  are intermediate variables; η 1  is an installation error angle between the interferometer installed in the X direction and the X axis; ϕ 1  is an installation error angle between the first interferometer installed in the Y direction and the Y axis; and ϕ 2  is an installation error angle between the second interferometer installed in the Y direction and the Y axis. 
     In the equations, the intermediate variables a 1 , b 1  and b 2  are obtained based on the analysis of the measurement results when a uniaxial laser interferometer has an installation error.  FIG. 2  shows the measurement principle when the uniaxial laser interferometer has the installation error. When the installation error angle between the uniaxial laser interferometer and the X-axis of the coordinate system is set as θ, after the motion stage moves a displacement S in the X direction, the relationship between a measured value R of the uniaxial interferometer and the displacement S of the motion stage is as follows: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   S 
                   = 
                   
                     R 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       
                         cos 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         2 
                         ⁢ 
                         θ 
                       
                       
                         cos 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         θ 
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   ( 
                   3 
                   ) 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     Taking a first-order Taylor approximation to θ, it can be obtained that: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   S 
                   = 
                   
                     
                       R 
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         
                           cos 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           2 
                           ⁢ 
                           θ 
                         
                         
                           cos 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           θ 
                         
                       
                     
                     ≈ 
                     
                       R 
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         
                           1 
                           - 
                           
                             2 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               θ 
                               2 
                             
                           
                         
                         
                           1 
                           - 
                           
                             0.5 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               θ 
                               2 
                             
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   ( 
                   4 
                   ) 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     According to equation (4), intermediate variables a 1 , b 1  and b 2  related to the installation error angle can be obtained. 
     At step 3), the motion stage continuously moves three points, P1=(x 1 , y 1 , θ z   1 ), P2=(x 2 , y 2 , θ z   2 ), and P3=(x 3 , y 3 , θ z   3 ), wherein x 1 , x 2 , and x 3  are displacements of the points P1, P2 and P3 in the X-axis direction of the coordinate system; y 1 , y 2 , and y 3  are displacements of the points P1, P2 and P3 in the Y-axis direction of the coordinate system; θ z   1 , θ z   2 , and θ z   3  are rotational displacements of the points P1, P2 and P3 around the Z-axis direction of the coordinate system; and measured values of the interferometer installed in the X direction, the first interferometer and the second interferometer installed in the Y direction, and the redundant interferometer at corresponding points are obtained, respectively, and an equation set (5) is formed as follows: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   { 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             
                               x 
                               1 
                             
                             = 
                             
                               
                                 
                                   L 
                                   1 
                                   1 
                                 
                                 + 
                                 
                                   
                                     L 
                                     2 
                                     1 
                                   
                                   ⁢ 
                                   
                                     a 
                                     1 
                                   
                                 
                               
                               2 
                             
                           
                         
                       
                       
                         
                           
                             
                               y 
                               1 
                             
                             = 
                             
                               
                                 
                                   
                                     S 
                                     1 
                                     1 
                                   
                                   ⁢ 
                                   
                                     b 
                                     1 
                                   
                                 
                                 + 
                                 
                                   
                                     S 
                                     2 
                                     1 
                                   
                                   ⁢ 
                                   
                                     b 
                                     2 
                                   
                                 
                               
                               2 
                             
                           
                         
                       
                       
                         
                           
                             
                               θ 
                               z 
                               1 
                             
                             = 
                             
                               
                                 
                                   
                                     L 
                                     2 
                                     1 
                                   
                                   ⁢ 
                                   
                                     a 
                                     1 
                                   
                                 
                                 - 
                                 
                                   L 
                                   1 
                                   1 
                                 
                               
                               d 
                             
                           
                         
                       
                       
                         
                           
                             
                               θ 
                               z 
                               1 
                             
                             = 
                             
                               
                                 
                                   
                                     S 
                                     2 
                                     1 
                                   
                                   ⁢ 
                                   
                                     b 
                                     2 
                                   
                                 
                                 - 
                                 
                                   
                                     S 
                                     1 
                                     1 
                                   
                                   ⁢ 
                                   
                                     b 
                                     1 
                                   
                                 
                               
                               r 
                             
                           
                         
                       
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       { 
                       
                         
                           
                             
                               
                                 
                                   x 
                                   2 
                                 
                                 = 
                                 
                                   
                                     
                                       L 
                                       1 
                                       2 
                                     
                                     + 
                                     
                                       
                                         L 
                                         2 
                                         2 
                                       
                                       ⁢ 
                                       
                                         a 
                                         1 
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                   2 
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               
                                 
                                   y 
                                   2 
                                 
                                 = 
                                 
                                   
                                     
                                       
                                         S 
                                         1 
                                         2 
                                       
                                       ⁢ 
                                       
                                         b 
                                         1 
                                       
                                     
                                     + 
                                     
                                       
                                         S 
                                         2 
                                         2 
                                       
                                       ⁢ 
                                       
                                         b 
                                         2 
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                   2 
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               
                                 
                                   θ 
                                   z 
                                   2 
                                 
                                 = 
                                 
                                   
                                     
                                       
                                         L 
                                         2 
                                         2 
                                       
                                       ⁢ 
                                       
                                         a 
                                         1 
                                       
                                     
                                     - 
                                     
                                       L 
                                       1 
                                       2 
                                     
                                   
                                   d 
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               
                                 
                                   θ 
                                   z 
                                   2 
                                 
                                 = 
                                 
                                   
                                     
                                       
                                         S 
                                         2 
                                         2 
                                       
                                       ⁢ 
                                       
                                         b 
                                         2 
                                       
                                     
                                     - 
                                     
                                       
                                         S 
                                         1 
                                         2 
                                       
                                       ⁢ 
                                       
                                         b 
                                         1 
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                   r 
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           { 
                           
                             
                               
                                 
                                   
                                     x 
                                     3 
                                   
                                   = 
                                   
                                     
                                       
                                         L 
                                         1 
                                         3 
                                       
                                       + 
                                       
                                         
                                           L 
                                           2 
                                           3 
                                         
                                         ⁢ 
                                         
                                           a 
                                           1 
                                         
                                       
                                     
                                     2 
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                             
                               
                                 
                                   
                                     y 
                                     3 
                                   
                                   = 
                                   
                                     
                                       
                                         
                                           S 
                                           1 
                                           3 
                                         
                                         ⁢ 
                                         
                                           b 
                                           1 
                                         
                                       
                                       + 
                                       
                                         
                                           S 
                                           2 
                                           3 
                                         
                                         ⁢ 
                                         
                                           b 
                                           2 
                                         
                                       
                                     
                                     2 
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                             
                               
                                 
                                   
                                     θ 
                                     z 
                                     3 
                                   
                                   = 
                                   
                                     
                                       
                                         
                                           L 
                                           2 
                                           3 
                                         
                                         ⁢ 
                                         
                                           a 
                                           1 
                                         
                                       
                                       - 
                                       
                                         L 
                                         1 
                                         3 
                                       
                                     
                                     d 
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                             
                               
                                 
                                   
                                     θ 
                                     z 
                                     3 
                                   
                                   = 
                                   
                                     
                                       
                                         
                                           S 
                                           2 
                                           3 
                                         
                                         ⁢ 
                                         
                                           b 
                                           2 
                                         
                                       
                                       - 
                                       
                                         
                                           S 
                                           1 
                                           3 
                                         
                                         ⁢ 
                                         
                                           b 
                                           1 
                                         
                                       
                                     
                                     r 
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   ( 
                   5 
                   ) 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     wherein, L 1   1 , L 1   2 , L 1   3  are measured values of the redundant interferometer at the three points P1, P2 and P3, respectively; L 2   1 , L 2   2 , L 2   3 , S 1   1 , S 1   2 , S 1   3 , S 2   1 , S 2   2  and S 2   3  are measured values of the interferometer installed in the X direction, and the first interferometer and the second interferometer installed in the Y direction at the three points P1, P2 and P3, respectively; 
     At step 4), the equation set (5) in step 3) has twelve equations and twelve unknowns, including three installation errors η 1 , ϕ 1  and ϕ 2  and nine displacement values x 1 , y 1 , θ z   1 , x 2 , y 2 , θ z   2 , x 3 , y 3 , θ z   3 . In the equation set, the measured values L 1   1 , L 1   2 , L 1   3 , L 2   1 , L 2   2 , L 2   3 , S 1   1 , S 1   2 , S 1   3 , S 2   1 , S 2   2  and S 2   3  of the interferometers installed in the X and Y directions and the redundant interferometer, as well as the installation distance d between the redundant interferometer and the interferometer installed in the X direction and the installation distance r between the first interferometer and the second interferometer installed in the Y direction are known quantities, d and r are design values. 
     By solving the equation set (5), the installation error angles η 1 , ϕ 1  and ϕ 2  can be obtained: 
                           η   1     =           p   1     -   1         0.5   ⁢     p   1       -   2           ,       φ   1     =           q   1     -   1         0.5   ⁢     q   1       -   2           ,       φ   2     =           q   2     -   1         0.5   ⁢     q   2       -   2             ⁢     
     ⁢     wherein   ⁢     :         ⁢                   (   6   )                   p   1     =           S   2   1     ⁡     (         S   1   2     ⁢     L   1   3       -       S   1   3     ⁢     L   1   2         )       +       S   2   2     ⁡     (         S   1   3     ⁢     L   1   1       -       S   1   1     ⁢     L   1   3         )       +       S   2   3     ⁡     (         S   1   1     ⁢     L   1   2       -       S   1   2     ⁢     L   1   1         )               S   2   1     ⁡     (         S   1   2     ⁢     L   2   3       -       S   1   3     ⁢     L   2   2         )       +       S   2   2     ⁡     (         S   1   3     ⁢     L   2   1       -       S   1   1     ⁢     L   2   3         )       +       S   2   3     ⁡     (         S   1   1     ⁢     L   2   2       -       S   1   2     ⁢     L   2   1         )             ⁢     
     ⁢       q   1     =       d   r     ⁢           S   2   1     ⁡     (         L   2   3     ⁢     L   1   2       -       L   2   2     ⁢     L   1   3         )       +       S   2   2     ⁡     (         L   2   1     ⁢     L   1   3       -       L   2   3     ⁢     L   1   1         )       +       S   2   3     ⁡     (         L   2   2     ⁢     L   1   1       -       L   2   1     ⁢     L   1   2         )               S   2   1     ⁡     (         S   1   2     ⁢     L   2   3       -       S   1   3     ⁢     L   2   2         )       +       S   2   2     ⁡     (         S   1   3     ⁢     L   2   1       -       S   1   1     ⁢     L   2   3         )       +       S   2   3     ⁡     (         S   1   1     ⁢     L   2   2       -       S   1   2     ⁢     L   2   1         )               ⁢     
     ⁢       q   2     =       d   r     ⁢             S   1   1     ⁡     (         L   2   3     ⁢     L   1   2       -       L   2   2     ⁢     L   1   3         )       +       S   1   2     ⁡     (         L   2   1     ⁢     L   1   3       -       L   2   3     ⁢     L   1   1         )       +       S   1   3     ⁡     (         L   2   2     ⁢     L   1   1       -       L   2   1     ⁢     L   1   2         )               S   2   1     ⁡     (         S   1   2     ⁢     L   2   3       -       S   1   3     ⁢     L   2   2         )       +       S   2   2     ⁡     (         S   1   3     ⁢     L   2   1       -       S   1   1     ⁢     L   2   3         )       +       S   2   3     ⁡     (         S   1   1     ⁢     L   2   2       -       S   1   2     ⁢     L   2   1         )           .                 (   7   )               
Through the above steps, the installation error calibration of the three-axis laser interferometer can be achieved by simple calculation without assistance of other auxiliary displacement sensors; the method is simple and easy to be applied to industry.