PRECISE LEVELLING OF KINETHEODOLITES: ERRORS DUE TO FLEXURE OF THE AZIMUTH BEARING RING,

Abstract

The form of the azimuth bearing of the Askania type of kinetheodolite has been found to give rise in many instruments to a complex motion of the mean plane of the alidade. The resulting errors when the instrument is levelled in the prescribed manner are analyzed and a levelling procedure proposed, designed to minimize the error. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0453267

Entities

People

  • P. B. N. Nuttall-smith

Organizations

  • Royal Aircraft Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Instrumentation
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Optical Equipment
  • Phototheodolites

Readers

  • Geodesy
  • Structural Dynamics.