Random uncertainty propagation in estimates of sphere parameters from coordinate measurements

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 46, Issue 12-13, 2006, Pages 1362-1368

  Zhang, Defen ^a   Maropoulos, Paul G ^a   Hill, Martyn ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calibration; Coordinate metrology; Error propagation; Measurement uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINES; DATA REDUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RANDOM ERRORS;

COORDINATE METROLOGY; ERROR PROPAGATION; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; RANDOM UNCERTAINTY PROPAGATION;

UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

EID: 33746362939     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2005.10.008     Document Type: Article

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