Distributed Large-Scale Dimensional Metrology New Insights /

• Main Authors: Franceschini, Fiorenzo (Author), Galetto, Maurizio (Author), Maisano, Domenico (Author), Mastrogiacomo, Luca (Author), Pralio, Barbara (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2011.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Computer-aided engineering.; Mathematical models.; Physical measurements.; Measurement.; Manufacturing industries.; Machines.; Tools.; Manufacturing, Machines, Tools.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.; Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics.; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design.

The field of large-scale dimensional metrology (LSM) deals with objects that have linear dimensions ranging from tens to hundreds of meters. It has recently attracted a great deal of interest in many areas of production, including the automotive, railway, and shipbuilding sectors. Distributed Large-...

Table of Contents:

• 1. LSM: The New Paradigm of Distributed Systems
• 2. Indoor GPS (iGPSTM)
• 3. The Mobile Spatial coordinate Measuring System (MScMS)
• 4. Positioning and Coverage of Distributed Devices
• 5. System Calibration
• 6. Self-Diagnostic Tools
• 7. Methodologies for Performance Enhancing
• 8. Evaluation of Measurement Uncertainty.