Error analysis in trifilar inertia measurements

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 533-540

  du Bois, J L ^a   Lieven, N A J ^a   Adhikari, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Error; Inertia; Mass properties; Measurement; Pendulum; Trifilar

Indexed keywords

CENTER OF MASS; CENTRE OF MASS; HORIZONTAL PLANES; INERTIA; INERTIA MEASUREMENTS; MASS PROPERTIES; MOMENT OF INERTIA; PERIOD OF OSCILLATION; RELATIVE IMPORTANCE; SUSPENSION SYSTEM; TEST OBJECT; TRIFILAR;

ALIGNMENT; ERROR ANALYSIS; PENDULUMS;

SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS);

EID: 67650146100     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: 17412765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11340-008-9142-4     Document Type: Article

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