The Digital Measurement of Peak Parameters on Surface Profiles

1 August 1978

journal article
research article
Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Vol. 20 (4) , 221-227
https://doi.org/10.1243/jmes_jour_1978_020_037_02

Abstract

The effects of quantization, sampling and the numerical model on the digital assessment of peak density, peak height distribution and peak curvatures are investigated. It is shown that there are practical limits which should be adhered to in order to avoid erroneous results.

Keywords

MODEL
QUANTIZATION
DIGITAL MEASUREMENT
SURFACE PROFILES
CURVATURES
ERRONEOUS
PEAK PARAMETERS
MEASUREMENT OF PEAK
PARAMETERS ON SURFACE

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The properties of random surfaces of significance in their contact
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 1970