Verification of the indoor gps system by comparison with points calibrated using a network of laser tracker measurements

J. E. Muelaner, Z. Wang, J. Jamshidi, P. G. Maropoulos

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Abstract

This paper details a method of determining the uncertainty of dimensional measurement for a three dimensional coordinate measurement machine. An experimental procedure was developed to compare three dimensional coordinate measurements with calibrated reference points. The reference standard used to calibrate these reference points was a fringe counting interferometer with the multilateration technique employed to establish three dimensional coordinates. This is an extension of the established technique of comparing measured lengths with calibrated lengths. Specifically a distributed coordinate measurement device was tested which consisted of a network of Rotary-Laser Automatic Theodolites (R-LATs), this system is known commercially as indoor GPS (iGPS). The method was found to be practical and able to establish that the expanded uncertainty of the basic iGPS system was approximately 1 mm at a 95% confidence level.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 6th CIRP-Sponsored International Conference on Digital Enterprise Technology
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages607-619
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9783642104299
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event6th CIRP International Conference on Digital Enterprise Technology, DET 2009 - Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Duration: 14 Dec 200916 Dec 2009

Publication series

NameAdvances in Intelligent and Soft Computing
Volume66 AISC
ISSN (Print)1867-5662

Conference

Conference6th CIRP International Conference on Digital Enterprise Technology, DET 2009
Country/TerritoryHong Kong
CityHong Kong
Period14/12/200916/12/2009

Keywords

  • Cmm
  • Coordinate uncertainty
  • IGPS
  • Indoor GPS
  • Spatial analyzer
  • USMN

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science(all)

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