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Cost effective robust rule calibration system

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

P. Greeff  and
O. Kruger
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Abstract

One of the main calibration services of African NMIs (National Metrology Institutes) is the measurement of tapes and rules. This is mainly regulated by legal metrology and OIML (International Organisation of Legal Metrology) specifications are therefore referenced. Specifically, OIML R-35 is the standard to which rules or line scales must conform. The accuracy of most African NMIs systems however, cannot prove conformance to this specification. This article will detail the development of a new, cost effective, line scale calibration system, which will have accuracy better than the specification prescribed. The system was locally developed and its design is based on off-the-shelf components and open source software. It is also ready-for-upgrade to an absolute system. The system and details of the line detection algorithm will be presented.

Keywords

Rule calibrationline detection
Type
Research Article
Information
International Journal of Metrology and Quality Engineering , Volume 5 , Issue 4 , 2014 , 402
Copyright
© EDP Sciences 2014

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