Accepted Manuscript Title: A Robust method for axis identification Author: Luca Di Angelo Paolo Di Stefano Anna Eva Morabito PII: S0141-6359(14)00147-0 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.precisioneng.2014.08.008 Reference: PRE 6153 To appear in: Precision Engineering Received date: 22-1-2014 Revised date: 15-7-2014 Accepted date: 27-8-2014 Please cite this article as: Di Angelo L, Di Stefano P, Morabito AE, A Robust method for axis identification, Precision Engineering (2014), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.precisioneng.2014.08.008 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.