Three steps towards metrological traceability for ballistics signature measurements

Published

February 1, 2010

Author(s)

Jun-Feng Song, Theodore V. Vorburger, Robert M. Thompson, Thomas Brian Renegar, Xiaoyu Alan Zheng, Li Ma, James H. Yen, Martin Ols

Abstract

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in collaboration with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) has developed the Standard Reference Material (SRM) 2460 bullets and 2461 casings. NIST and ATF are proposing to establish a National Ballistics Measurement Traceability and Quality System for ballistics signature measurements and correlations using these materials. In this paper, three key steps towards metrological traceability for ballistics signature measurements are discussed that include: 1) Establishing a reference standard; 2) Establishing an unbroken chain of calibrations; and 3) Evaluating measurement uncertainty.

Proceedings Title

Proceedings of 2009 ISMTII (International Symposium on Measurement Technology and Intelligent Instrumentation)

Volume

10

Issue

1

Conference Dates

June 29-July 2, 2009

Conference Location

Saint-Petersburg

Conference Title

2009 ISMTII (International Symposium on Measurement Technology and Intelligent Instrumentation)

Pub Type

Conferences

Keywords

Traceability, forensic science, ballistics signature, standard reference material, standard bullet, standard casing

Citation

Song, J. , Vorburger, T. , Thompson, R. , , T. , , X. , Ma, L. , Yen, J. and Ols, M. (2010), Three steps towards metrological traceability for ballistics signature measurements, Proceedings of 2009 ISMTII (International Symposium on Measurement Technology and Intelligent Instrumentation), Saint-Petersburg , -1 (Accessed October 7, 2025)