Milling refers to a class of material processing methods that relies on a high-speed rotating
milling cutter removing extra material to get desired shapes and features. Being distinct from …

Thirty years since their invention, laser trackers are now recognized as the measurement
tool of choice in the manufacture and assembly of large components. The general design of …

Precision positioning of an object relative to a reference point is a common task in many
activities of production engineering. Sensor technologies for single axis measurement …

A Complete Reference Covering the Latest Technology in Metal Cutting Tools, Processes,
and Equipment Metal Cutting Theory and Practice, Third Edition shapes the future of …

Abstract The field of Large-Scale Metrology has been studied extensively for many decades
and represents the combination and competition of topics as diverse as geodesy and …

Advanced manufacturing technologies, led by additive manufacturing, have undergone
significant growth in recent years. These technologies enable engineers to design parts with …

Terrestrial laser scanners (TLSs) are increasingly used in several applications such as
reverse engineering, digital reconstruction of historical monuments, geodesy and surveying …

The discoveries made in the twentieth-century include attempts to understand the origin of
the universe, constituents of matter, enigmas of biological reactions, etc. could be possible …

Currently, the use of industrial robots in the machining of large components in metallic
materials of significant hardness is proliferating. The low rigidity of industrial robots is still the …

A high-accuracy, large-scale measurement system of laser trackers is essential for aircraft
assembly. The registration from a measurement coordinate system (MCS) to an assembly …