ASPE Proceedings, Uncertainty Analysis in Measurement and Design
June 30 - July 1, 2004
The Nittany Lion Inn
Penn State University
University Park, PA

Technical Sessions

Session I
Standards Activities in Measurement Uncertainty
Wednesday, June 30, 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

1. The Joint Committee for Guides in Metrology: Supplementing the Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement
   Estler, W. T. (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
   Standards Activities in Measurement Uncertainty/Oral/Abstract/2004 Summer
2. Measurement Uncertainty and Traceability Issues: A Standards Activity Update
   Phillips, S. D. (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
   Standards Activities in Measurement Uncertainty/Oral/Abstract/2004 Summer
3. Uncertainty Due to Finite Resolution Measurements
   Phillips, S. D.; Tolman, B.; Estler, W. T. (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
   Standards Activities in Measurement Uncertainty/Oral/Abstract/2004 Summer

Session II
Uncertainty Issues in Industry
Wednesday, June 30, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

1. The History and Current Status of Traceability
   Doiron, T. (National Institute of Standards and Technology
   Uncertainty Issues in Industry/Oral/Abstract/2004 Summer
2. The Uncertain State of Uncertainty in Industry
   Shah, D. A. (E=mc3 Solutions)
   Uncertainty Issues in Industry/Oral/Abstract/2004 Summer
3. Industrial Applications of Uncertainty Analysis
   Arenberg, J. W. (Northrop Grumman Space Technology)
   Uncertainty Issues in Industry/Oral/Abstract/2004 Summer

Session III
Calibration and Measurement Modeling
Wednesday, June 30, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

1. Overview of Uncertainty Analyses for Gauge Block Calibration (Invited Paper)
   Decker, J. E. (National Research Council of Canada); and Schödel, R.; Bönsch, G. (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB))
   Calibration and Measurement Modeling/Oral/Abstract/2004 Summer
2. In-situ Calibration of a Redundant Measurement System for Manipulator Positioning
   Meyer, P. J.; van Eijk, J. (Philips CFT)
   Calibration and Measurement Modeling/Oral/Abstract/2004 Summer
3. A Systematic Approach to the Modeling of Measurements for Uncertainty Analysis
   Sommer, K.-D. (Landesamt für Mess- und Eichwesen Thueringen (LMET)); Siebert, B. R. L.; Kochsiek, M. (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB)); and Weckenmann, A. A. (University Erlangen-Nürnberg)
   Calibration and Measurement Modeling/Oral/Abstract/2004 Summer

Session IV
Monte Carlo Methods for Uncertainty Evaluation
Wednesday, June 30, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

1. Application of Simulation Software to Coordinate Measurement Uncertainty Evaluation
   Summerhays, K. D.; Baldwin, J. M.; Campbell, D. A.; Henke, R. P. (MetroSage LLC)
   Monte Carlo Methods for Uncertainty Evaluation/Oral/Abstract/2004 Summer
2. Structural Inference for Uncertainty Evaluation with Application to Calibration Experiments
   Iyer, H. K.; Wang, C. M. J. (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
   Monte Carlo Methods for Uncertainty Evaluation/Oral/Abstract/2004 Summer

Session V
Uncertainty and Optical Metrology
Thursday, July 1, 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

1. Surface Figure Measurement at 80K: Alignment and Uncertainty Analysis
   Blake, P. N.; Mink, R. G.; Chambers, J.; Davila, P. (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center); and Robinson, F. D. (Orbital Sciences Corporation)
   Uncertainty and Optical Metrology/Oral/Abstract/2004 Summer
2. Radius of Curvature Uncertainty: Nonlinear Measurand and Treatment
   Schmitz, T. L. (University of Florida); and Davies, A. D. (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
   Uncertainty and Optical Metrology/Oral/Abstract/2004 Summer
3. Accuracy Evaluation of White Light Interferometer Reference Signal
   Wan, D.-S.; Frey, E.; Novak, E. L. (Veeco Instruments, Inc.)
   Uncertainty and Optical Metrology/Oral/Abstract/2004 Summer

Session VI
Interferometry/ Interlaboratory Comparisons
Thursday, July 1, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

1. Displacement Measuring Interferometry Measurement Uncertainty
   Holmes, M. L.; Evans, C. J. (Zygo Corporation)
   Interferometry - Interlaboratory Comparisons/Oral/Abstract/2004 Summer
2. Bayesian Methods for Statistical Inference on the Common Mean of Multiple Data Sources
   Lu, Z.-Q. J.; Guthrie, R. W. (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
   Interferometry - Interlaboratory Comparisons/Oral/Abstract/2004 Summer
3. Uncertainty Analysis of Interlaboratory Studies with Linear Trends
   Zhang, N. F.; Liu, H.-K.; Sedransk, N.; Strawderman, W. E. (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
   Interferometry - Interlaboratory Comparisons/Oral/Abstract/2004 Summer

Session VII
Applications and Measurement Modeling
Thursday, July 1, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM

1. Uncertainty Analysis of Kolsky Bar Strain Gage Output
   Rhorer, R. L. (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
   Applications and Measurement Modeling/Oral/Abstract/2004 Summer
2. Characterization of a Turbine Airfoil Cooling Hole Check Standard for 5-axis CMMs – Uncertainty Reduction by Redundancy and Error Reversal
   Drescher, J. D. (UTC – Pratt & Whitney)
   Applications and Measurement Modeling/Oral/Abstract/2004 Summer
3. Using Homogenous Transformation Matrices to Define the Measurand for Uncertainty Analysis of Complex Measurement Systems
   Schmitz, T. L.; Ziegert, J. C.; Canning, J. S. (University of Florida)
   Applications and Measurement Modeling/Oral/Abstract/2004 Summer

Poster Session
Wednesday, June 30, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM

1. Methods for Improving Accuracy and Repeatability in the Position of a Workpiece in Chucking
   Byun, J.; Liu, C. R. (Purdue University)
   Uncertainty Analysis in Measurement and Design/Poster/Abstract/2004 Summer
2. Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinate Transformations in Error Budgets
   Smith, P. T. U. (University of Kentucky); and Vallance, R. R. (The George Washington University)
   Uncertainty Analysis in Measurement and Design/Poster/Abstract/2004 Summer
3. Evaluation of the Geometrical Uncertainty of Helix Deviation Measurements Using the Monte Carlo Simulation
   Tanaka, H. (National Metrology Institute of Japan/AIST); Shimojo, M. (The University of
   Electro-Communications); and Sato, T. (Osaka Seimitsu Kikai Co., Ltd.)
   Uncertainty Analysis in Measurement and Design/Poster/Abstract/2004 Summer
4. The “Virtual CMM”, a Software Tool for Uncertainty Evaluation -- Practical Application in an Accredited Calibration Lab
   Trenk, M (Feinmess GmbH & Co., KG); and Franke, M.; Schwenke, H. I.
   (Physikalish-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB))
   Uncertainty Analysis in Measurement and Design/Poster/Abstract/2004 Summer
5. A Framework for Uncertainty Evaluation of GPS Standard-chain
   Wang, J. X.; Ma, L. M.; Jiang, X. Q.; Xu, Z. G.; Li, Z. (Huazhong University of Science & Technology)
   Uncertainty Analysis in Measurement and Design/Poster/Abstract/2004 Summer