A statistical point of view on the ISO 10360 series of standards for coordinate measuring systems verification

Coordinate measuring systems acceptance and reverification is based on standardized tests. This means that, although these tests yield a lot of useful information to diagnose any machine malfunction, the single test is just a go/no-go gauge. After conducting the test, the system may or may not conform performance statement. Test design aims for the maximum simplicity, involving repeated measurements of different measurement standards in specified conditions, and comparing the results with specification limits (maximum permissible errors). This makes the nature of these tests statistical and the test success probability depends on the actual behavior of the coordinate measuring system under test. The aim of this work is to analyze the statistical properties of tests for the performance verification of coordinate measuring systems. In particular, as they are the most widespread in industry, we will analyze the ISO 10360 series of standards tests in-depth, proposing operating characteristic curves for them.