Measurement Technology and Intelligent Instruments IX

Review from Ringgold Inc., ProtoView: A committee of scientists reviewed presentations at the most recent of the biennial gatherings and selected a mere 126 for publication. They cover general problems of measurement; micromeasurements, nanomeasurements, and metrology; optical and x-ray tomography and interferometry; measurements for geometrical and mechanical quantities; terahertz technologies for science, industry, medicine, and biology; novel measurement and diagnostic methods; intelligent measuring instruments and systems for industry and transport; measurements and metrology for the humanitarian fields; metrology and the characterization of materials; and education in measurement science. Among specific topics are analyzing the phase distribution of focused light in high numerical aperture systems, methods of studying periodic waves in the evolution of art, measuring weld geometry using image processing technology, beam pointing precision control using a liquid crystal optical phased array, traceability for area surface texture measurement, and fabricating large grating by monitoring the latent fringe pattern.