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Electronic Distance Measurement : an Introduction /

Electronic Distance Measurement This text gives an up-to-date introduction into electronic distance measurement (EDM) with a comprehensive review of modern equipment and procedures. It is excellently suited as a text for undergraduate and graduate students and an invaluable reference for practicing...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rüeger, J. M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1996.
Edición:4.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1 History
  • 2 Physical Laws and Units Related to EDM
  • 2.1 Definitions
  • 2.2 Frequency Spectrum
  • 2.3 Velocity of Light in a Vacuum
  • 2.4 Units and Their Definitions
  • 3 Principles and Applications of EDM
  • 3.1 Pulse Method
  • 3.2 Phase Difference Method
  • 3.3 Doppler Methods
  • 3.4 Interferometry
  • 4 Basic Working Principles of Electronic Distance Meters
  • 4.1 Electro-Optical Instruments
  • 4.2 Microwave Instruments
  • 5 Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves Through the Atmosphere
  • 5.1 Atmospheric Transmittance
  • 5.2 Range of EDM Instruments
  • 5.3 Phase Refractive Index
  • 5.4 Group Refractive Index of Light and NIR Waves for Standard Conditions
  • 5.5 Group Refractive Index of Light and NIR Waves at Ambient Conditions
  • 5.6 Refractive Index of Microwaves
  • 5.7 Coefficient of Refraction
  • 5.8 Measurement of Atmospheric Parameters
  • 5.9 Determination of the Refractive Index
  • 6 Velocity Corrections to Measured Distances
  • 6.1 Reference Refractive Index
  • 6.2 First Velocity Correction
  • 6.3 Real-Time Application of First Velocity Correction by EDM Instrument
  • 6.4 Second Velocity Correction
  • 6.5 Refined Method of Reduction of Measured Distance to Wave Path Chord
  • 7 Geometrical Corrections
  • 7.1 Reduction to the Spheroid Using Station Heights
  • 7.2 Reduction to the Spheroid, Using Measured Zenith Angles
  • 8 Miscellaneous Corrections, Computations and Numerical Examples
  • 8.1 Correction of Measured Distance to Zenith Angle Ray Path
  • 8.2 Eye-to-Object Corrections for Zenith Angles and Distances
  • 8.3 Height Difference from Measured Zenith Angle(s) and Slope Distance
  • 8.4 Determination of the Coefficient of Refraction from Reciprocal Zenith Angle Measurements
  • 8.5 Reduction to Centre of Distances
  • 8.6 Numerical Examples
  • 9 Electro-Optical Distance Meters
  • 9.1 Classification of Electro-Optical Distance Meters
  • 9.2 Design of Some Electro-Optical Distance Meters
  • 10 Reflectors
  • 10.1 Introduction
  • 10.2 Glass Prism Reflectors
  • 11 Batteries and Other Power Sources
  • 11.1 Review of Power Sources
  • 11.2 Batteries Used in EDM
  • 11.3 Sealed Nickel-Cadmium Batteries
  • 12 Errors of Electro-Optical Distance Meters
  • 12.1 Additive Constant
  • 12.2 Short Periodic Errors
  • 12.3 Scale Errors
  • 12.4 Non-Linear Distance-Dependent Errors
  • 12.5 Summary and Mathematical Model of Errors
  • 13 Calibration of Electro-Optical Distance Meters
  • 13.1 Introduction
  • 13.2 Calibration on EDM Baselines
  • 13.3 Calibration on Cyclic Error Testlines
  • 13.4 Calibration of Modulation Frequency
  • 13.5 Accuracy Specifications of EDM Instruments
  • Appendices
  • A. First Velocity Correction for Precise Electro-Optical Distance Measurement
  • B. Tables of Saturation Water Vapour Pressures
  • C. Parameters of the ICAO Standard Atmosphere
  • D. Data of a Selection of Electro-Optical Distance Meters as Required for the Derivation of the First Velocity Correction and for Calibration Purposes
  • E. Technical Data of a Selection of Short Range Distance Meters
  • F. Technical Data of a Selection of Pulse Distance Meters
  • G. Technical Data of a Selection of Long Range Distance Meters
  • H. Critical Dimensions of a Selection of Reflectors
  • References.