HP 5528A User Manual

Model 5528A
Straig htn ess Mea!tUrements I Along A H orizonta l Axis)
CONTENTS
SECTION 10
STRAIGHTNESS MEASUREMENTS
(ALONG A
HORIZONTAL AXIS)
INTRODUCTI ON
OPERATING SP[CIFICATIONS
HARDWARE REQ U IRED
RE LATED MEASUREMENTS
R EFE R ENCE MATERIAL
IN STALLA TION AND ALIGNMENT OF OP TI CS
MEASUREMENT DISPLAY S ETTI NGS
MAKING A MEASUREMENT
WHAT AFFECTS ACCU RA Cn
INTRODUCTION
A "Straightness" meas ur ement iSlhe mea s ur ement of pe rpendi cular motior, along a travel pat h.
This perp endicular motion c an either be hori zontally or ve rtically orie nted . See Appendix A for a
des c rip tion of the prin ci ples on which this mC il s ur eme nt is ba se d.
OPERATING SPECIFICATIONS
Th e follow in g specifications assume th at the o pl io na l Dimen s ion al Metr ology Anill ys is Sys tem is
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se d in co njun ction with the HP 5528 A to pro v id e ilverilging and c iliculation ca pabiliti es f or
Straightne ss. Parallelism and Squareness meas urement s and thai the Opti c al Square is al igned
within 5 arc-min u si ng aUlorefiection techn iqu es.
Acc ur acy: Overall a cc uracy is the s um of the two co mp onents bel ow. r
Ove ra ll Acc ur acy = Optical Reference Accu ra cy + Measurement Accura cy
Op tin l Reference Accuracy :2
Short Range Opt ics :
M e tr ic Units M ode: 0. 15 M 2 m icro ns TIR
Engl is h Uni ts Mode: 0 .5 F2 mi c ro inch es T IR
Long Range Oplics :
M el ,i c Units M ode: 0.015 M 2 microns TIR
Eng li sh U nil s Mode: 0. 05 F2 microlnches TIR
where:
T IR = To tal Indi ca ted Reading
M = distance of t ra vcl of the mo v ing o pti c in metre s
r - di stance of travel of the m ov in g optic in feet
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HP 5528A Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	5528A
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English