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Conferences

A Stewart Platform Lunar Rover

Author(s)
Roger V. Bostelman, James S. Albus, Karl Murphy, T M. Tsai, E Amatucci
A lunar version of the Robocrane is being developed at the Robot Systems Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to address the

Microform Calibrations in Surface Metrology

Author(s)
Jun-Feng Song, F Rudder, Theodore V. Vorburger, A Hartman, Brian R. Scace, J Smith
Microform calibrations include the measurement of complex profile forms and position errors of micrometer scale in combination with the measurement of

Force Calibrations in the Nanonewton Regime

Author(s)
Lowell P. Howard, E C. Teague
An instrument is described which is shown capable of making preliminary measurements of nanonewton forces. A technique is described which allows absolute
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