The difficulty of measuring low friction: Uncertainty analysis for friction coefficient measurements

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 673-678

  Schmitz, Tony L ^a   Action, Jason E ^a   Ziegert, John C ^a   Sawyer, W Gregory ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; STANDARDS; TRIBOLOGY; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; FRICTION MEASUREMENTS; STANDARD DEVIATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FRICTION;

FRICTION; PIN ON DISC MACHINE; TRIBOLOGY;

EID: 22244453762     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1843853     Document Type: Article

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