Development of Methods for the Characterisation of Roughness in Three Dimensions

Contents General Introduction An Integrated Approach to the Assessment of 3-D Micro-Topography Techniques and Fidelity of Data Collection Measurement Strategy of the Stylus Instrument Effects of Stylus Geometry and Loading Fidelity of the Measurement Datum The Selection of Sampling Conditions Specification for a Unified Data File Format Reference for 3-D Topography Characterisation Digital Filtering of 3-D Surface Topography Characterisation Techniques Parameters for Characterising 3-D Surfaces The effects of Quantisation on 3-D Topography Characterisation Functional Characterisation of Engineering Surfaces Calibration of Surface Topography Instruments Appendices A: Summary of Project Contract B: Modifications to Phase II Report C: Questions, Comments and Answers D: Contributors Index