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Article | REF: R1300 V2

Angle metrology

Author: Georges-Pierre VAILLEAU

Publication date: December 10, 2010

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6. Materialized standards

6.1 Polygons

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6.1.1 Presentation, use

Polygons (figure 13 ) are straight prisms with a regular (or, for certain applications, irregular) polygonal cross-section that materialize angular values through the angle between the normals to the different faces.

Generally speaking, they are used as reference standards for the calibration of angular position indicators fitted to angular measurement systems operating on...

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