Advances in hydrostatic leveling with the NPH6, and suggestions for further enhancements

Precision Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 367-374

  Parker, David H ^a,b   Radcliff, Bill ^a   Shelton, John W ^a  

^a NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^b 3919 Deppwoods Road ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Hook gage; Hydrostatic level; Inclinometer; Large scale metrology; NPH6; Pellissier H5; Photogrammetry; Pressure; Radio telescope; Tilt

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; GAGES; HOOKS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; OBSERVATORIES; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; PROBES; TELESCOPES;

HOOK GAGE; HYDROSTATIC LEVEL; INCLINOMETER; LARGE SCALE METROLOGY; NPH6; PELLISSIER H5; RADIO TELESCOPE; TILT;

LEVELING (MACHINERY);

EID: 19944417909     PISSN: 01416359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precisioneng.2004.11.001     Document Type: Article

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