Year: 2001
Type: article
Abstract: The feasibility of levitating a mass for generating and/or measuring dynamic force is discussed. Force can be determined by measuring the acceleration of a well-known rigid mass. Under the influence of the Earth's gravity, dynamic force can be accurately generated and/or measured by realizing horizontal linear motion with a sufficiently small external force. A pneumatic linear bearing is suitable for this purpose. The problems of using this method in metrology are analysed and proposals made for their resolution.
Source: Metrologia
Author: Y Fujii
Language: English
Subfield: Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2093229241