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Precision Measurements and Parametric Models of Vertebral Endplates
Published on: September 17, 2019
Mathematics for modern precision engineering
Paul J Scott1, Alistair B Forbes
1Taylor Hobson Ltd, New Star Road, Leicester LE4 9JQ, UK. p.j.scott@hud.ac.uk
Abstract:
The aim of precision engineering is the accurate control of geometry. For this reason, mathematics has a long association with precision engineering: from the calculation and correction of angular scales used in surveying and astronomical instrumentation to statistical averaging techniques used to increase precision. This study illustrates the enabling role the mathematical sciences are playing in precision engineering: modelling physical processes, instruments and complex geometries, statistical characterization of metrology systems and error compensation.
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