The invention provides an automatic calibration device and calibration method for a
strain gauge. The automatic calibration device adopts a
grating displacement sensor as a standard, a
stepper motor for driving, a controller for controlling, reading and
processing data, and a closed-loop
system is completely adopted, so that full-automatic calibration and detection are realized for the
strain gauge, wherein the output accuracy of the
grating displacement sensor is 3 mum, so the detection accuracy is guaranteed; a horizontal base is provided with two V-shaped guide rails which are parallel to each other, so that a movable
flame can not deflect or tilt when running with load, and the loading capacity and the application range can be improved; and a high-precision
ball screw can be guaranteed to transfer enough torsion accurately during the movement process. With the adoption of the method,
continuous measurement for multiple positions can be realized, the work efficiency of measurement can be improved, a calibration equation adopts a simple cubic equation, so that the calibration process is greatly simplified, a zero-returning step eliminates an accumulated error caused by long-term work of a controller, and further, the detection accuracy of the method is improved.