Advanced Mathematical & Computational Tools In Metrology Vi

by Ciarlini, P.; Cox, M. G.; Pavese, F.; Rossi, G. B.

• ISBN13: 9789812389046
• ISBN10: 9812389040
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-10-31
• Publisher: WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUB CO INC

Summary

- Promotes effective mathematical and computational tools in metrology- Clarifies the modelling, statistical and computational requirements in metrology- Assists young researchers in metrology and related fields- Addresses industrial requirements

Table of Contents

Estimation of precision and uncertainty of a calibration artefact for CMMs	p. 1
Uncertainty in semi-qualitative testing	p. 16
Processing the coherent anomalies on digitalized surfaces in wavelet domain	p. 24
Least squares adjustment in the presence of discrepant data	p. 37
Harmonization of correlated calibration curves with an application to the analysis of natural gases	p. 52
Parametrized approximation estimators for mixed noise distributions	p. 67
Algorithms for the calibration of laser-plane sensors on CMMs	p. 82
Some differences between the applied statistical approach for measurement uncertainty theory and the traditional approach in metrology and testing	p. 98
Metrology software for the expression of measurement results by direct calculation of probability distributions	p. 106
Feasibility study of using bootstrap to compute the uncertainty contribution from few repeated measurements	p. 122
Recursive and parallel algorithms for approximating surface data on a family of lines or curves	p. 137
Process measurement impact on the verification uncertainty	p. 149
On the in-use uncertainty of an instrument	p. 159
Automatic differentiation and its application in metrology	p. 170
Usage of non-central probability distributions for data analysis in metrology	p. 180
Implementation of a general least squares method in mass measurements	p. 189
The GUM tree design pattern for uncertainty software	p. 199
Statistical hypotheses testing for phase transition identification in cryogenic thermometry	p. 209
The impact of entropy optimization principles on the probability assignment to the measurement uncertainty	p. 219
Stochastic processes for modelling and evaluating atomic clock behaviour	p. 229
Compound-modelling of metrological data series	p. 240
Homotopic solution of EW-TLS problems	p. 251
Pooled data distributions : graphical and statistical tools for examining comparison reference values	p. 264
Numerical uncertainty evaluation for complex-valued quantities : a case example	p. 274
Bayesian approach to quantum state tomography	p. 279
Simulation of charge transfer in a tunnel junction : approaching the sub-e scale	p. 282
Validation of calibration methods - a practical approach	p. 285
Comparison of LS techniques for the linear approximation of data affected by heteroschedastic errors in both variables with uncertainty estimation	p. 293
Noise correction for surface measurements	p. 299
Evaluation of uncertainty of standard platinum resistance thermometer at national laboratory level	p. 302
A new approach to the presentation of the result measurements in virtual instruments	p. 309
A hybrid method for [actual symbol not reproducible][subscript 1] approximation	p. 314
Interpolation equations for industrial platinum resistance thermometers	p. 318
From the fixed points calibration to the certificate : a completely automated temperature laboratory	p. 323
A new off-line gain stabilisation method applied to alpha-particle spectrometry	p. 327
Development of software for ANOVA that can generate expressions of variance expectations	p. 330
Template matching in passive sonar recognition	p. 333
Fast computational alternative to Monte Carlo simulation of an output distribution	p. 337
Short course on uncertainty evaluation	p. 342
Software requirements in legal metrology : short course held adjacent to the conference	p. 345
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