APPLICATIONS OF HYDROSTATIC AIR BEARINGS TO METROLOGY,

Abstract

Contents: Examples of Utilization of Low Torque Characteristic; Example of Stiction in Ball Bearings; Example of Repeatability in an Instrument; Example of Accuracy of an Air Spindle; Examples of Stiffness at Zero Speed; Examples of Obtaining High Effective Stiffness; Shock Resistance Example; and Example of Nearly Constant Torque Characteristic.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0486923

Entities

People

  • Weyman S. Crocker

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Ball Bearings
  • Bearings
  • Gas Bearings
  • Inspection
  • Metrology
  • Resistance
  • Shock
  • Shock Resistance
  • Stiffness

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).