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Optical Tooling

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Occasionally, surveyors may be requested to provide very precise dimensional control in the assembly and alignment of aircraft jigs, automobile and farm implement manufacturing, and other machine elements. The term optimal tooling refers to surveying techniques that have been introduced into the aircraft and other industries to make accurate dimensional layouts possible. Many people refer to this process as optical alignment.

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References

  • Aerospace Industries Association of America. 1981. NAS Optical Tooling Standards. Washington. D.C.

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  1. James P. Reilly
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  1. New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA

    Russell C. Brinker P.E. (Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering) (Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering)

  2. Tidelands and Waterways, First American Title Company, Santa Ana, CA, USA

    Roy Minnick L.S., R.L.S.

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Reilly, J.P. (1995). Optical Tooling. In: Brinker, R.C., Minnick, R. (eds) The Surveying Handbook. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2067-2_31

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