Year: 2005
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: It has long been understood that the transposition of data from printouts to data collection sheets, and the subsequent manipulation of this data with measurement values, is an obvious error source in optical tooling projects. Ideas for computerized data collection have been under consideration for some time, yet they lacked the versatility needed for even the most typical optical tooling jobs. Surveyors experienced with optical tooling were used to designing the measurement strategy that worked best for each job. There was no canned formula that worked with every case. After extensive field testing a program was developed that worked in as many cases as possible. The program contains ideal files for components and monumentation, format sheets for set-up and measurement of components, and a summary sheet of work accomplished so far. This allows for the step by step movement through the measurement process.
Authors: Michael W. Perry, F. Gaudreault, M. Gaydosh, Michael E. Rogers
Language: English
Subfield: Civil and Structural Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W191434234