Title :
The NIST microforce realization and measurement project
Author :
Newel, D.B. ; Pratt, J.R. ; Kramar, J.A. ; Smith, D.T. ; Williams, E.R.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Abstract :
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched a five-year Micro-force Realization and Measurement project focusing on the development of an instrument and laboratory capable of realizing and measuring the SI unit of force below 5/spl times/10/sup -6/ N using the electrical units as the link to the SI.
Keywords :
force measurement; measurement standards; units (measurement); NIST; National Institute of Standards and Technology; SI unit; electrical units link; laboratory; microforce measurement; microforce realization; Capacitance; Capacitors; Electric variables measurement; Electrodes; Electrostatics; Force measurement; NIST; Prototypes; Springs; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements, 2002. Conference Digest 2002 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7242-5
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.2002.1034951
