The accuracy and versatility of the NIST M48 coordinate measuring machine

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4401, Issue , 2001, Pages 136-146

  Stoup, John ^a   Doiron, Ted ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAGE BLOCKS; LASERS; MICROMETERS; MIRRORS; MOTION CONTROL; OPTICAL SENSORS; OPTICS; POSITION CONTROL; REFRACTIVE INDEX; RING GAGES; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; STANDARDS;

BALL PLATES; COORDINATE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; LONG END STANDARDS; PLUG GAGES; STEP GAGES;

COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINES;

EID: 0035760498     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.445614     Document Type: Conference Paper

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