Impact case study

Technology based on research in the LUMINAR project has been used to make in situ measurements inside next generation spacecraft engines, during operation, to validate their performance. Download the case study here.

Peer-reviewed papers

• Robson S, MacDonald L, Kyle S, Boehm J, Shortis M R, Optimized multi-camera systems for dimensional control in factory environments, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 0954405416654936 (2016)
• Robson S, MacDonald L, Kyle S, Shortis M R, Close range calibration of long focal length lenses in a changing environment, Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLI-B5, 115-122 (2016)
• Yang B, Ross-Pinnock D, Muelaner J, Mullineux G, Thermal compensation for large volume metrology and structures (submitted to International Journal of Metrology and Quality Engineering)
• Ulrich T, Analysing Multilateration Measurements to Generate a Ground Truth for Kinematic Laser Tracker Measurements (submitted to Journal of Geomathematics)
• Meiners-Hagen K, Meyer T, Prellinger G, Pöschle W, Dontsov D, Pollinger F, Overcoming the refractivity limit in manufacturing environment, Optics Express, 24 (21) 24092-24101 (2016)
• Ross-Pinnock D, Yang B, Muelaner J, Mullineux G, Temperature interpolation in a hybrid approach to dimensional metrology (submitted to Measurement)
• Lewis A, Campbell M, Stavroulakis P, Performance evaluation of a cheap, open source, digital environmental monitor based on the Raspberry Pi, Measurement, 87 228-235 (2016)
• Ulrich T, Uncertainty Estimation for Kinematic Laser Tracker Measurements, IEEE Explore
• Martinez J J, Campbell M, Warden M S, Hughes E B, Copner N, Lewis A, Dual-sweep frequency scanning interferometry using four wave mixing, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 27 (7) 733-736 (2015)
• Ulrich T, Uncertainty modelling of real-time observation of a moving object: photogrammetric measurements, Metrologia, 52 (2) 201-213 (2015)
• Warden M S, Precision of frequency scanning interferometry distance measurements in the presence of noise, Applied Optics, 53 580-558 (2014)

Trade magazine articles

• Campbell M, Hughes E B, Veal D, A Novel Coordinate Measurement System Based on Frequency Scanning Interferometry, Quality Digest Magazine, February 2016
• Hughes E B, Warden M S, A novel co-ordinate measurement system based on frequency scanning interferometry, Journal of the CMSC, ISSN 2328-6067 (2013)

Good Practice Guide

• Coping with Thermal Expansion in Large Volume Metrology

Conference posters and presentations

• Campbell M, Hughes B, Lewis, A, A high-accuracy, self-calibrating and traceable coordinate measurement system, CMSC 2016, July 2016, Nashville, USA
• Robson S, MacDonald L, Kyle S, Shortis M, Close range calibration of long focal length lenses in a changing environment, ISPRS 2016, July 2016, Prague, Czech Republic
• Campbell M, Hughes B, Lewis A, Recent developments in the field of frequency scanning interferometry, Invited presentation at CERN PACMAN workshop, June 2016, Debrecen, Hungary
• Lewis A, The_LUMINAR_project, Invited presentation at CERN PACMAN workshop, June 2016, Debrecen, Hungary
• Wallerand J-P, Guillory J, Télémétrie optique à deux longueurs d’onde, ournée du Club Optique et Micro-Ondes, June 2016, Nice, France
• Campbell M, Hughes B, A high-accuracy, self-calibrating and traceable coordinate measurement system, euspen 2016, May 2016, Nottingham, UK
• Balsamo A, Egidi A, Francese C, Pisani M, 1D measurement of coordinates in space: a novel apparatus, euspen 2016, May 2016, Nottingham, UK
• Mullineux G, Muelaner J, Ross-Pinnock D, Thermal compensation of photogrammetric dimensional measurements in non-standard an-isothermal environments, DET 2016, March 2016, China
• Hughes E, Copner N, Keynote on driving innovation by collaboration, Venturefest Wales 2015, Sept 2015, Cardiff, UK
• Robson S, Optical metrology with low-cost camera systems for advanced manufacturing (Invited Paper), SPIE Conference 9528: Videomatics, Range Imaging and Applications XIII, June 2015, Munich, Germany
• Campbell M, Developments in Multi-Target, Wide-Angle Frequency Scanning Interferometry, EPMC, November 2015, Manchester, UK
• MacDonald L, Reducing the effects of refraction on photogrammetry in LVM, EPMC, November 2015, Manchester, UK
• Ulrich T, Detecting and Assessing Dynamic Path Deviations of Industrial Robots in Real-Time, EPMC, November 2015, Manchester, UK
• Campbell M, Hughes B, Lewis A, A novel co-ordinate measurement system based on frequency scanning interferometry, CMSC July 2015, Hollywood, Florida, USA
• Pollinger F, Meiners-Hagen K, Neue Verfahren für die SI-rückführbare Darstellung und Weitergabe geodätischer Längen mit geringer Unsicherheit, Geodätisches Kolloquium der Jade Hochschule Oldenburg, December 2014, Oldenburg, Germany
• Campbell M, Hughes B, Lewis A, Martinez J, Copner N, Multilateration with frequency scanning interferometry and four wave mixing, LVMC, November 2014, Manchester, UK
• Lewis A, The LUMINAR JRP - Large Volume Metrology in Industry, LVMC, November 2014, Manchester, UK
• Robson S, Kyle S, MacDonald L, Shortis M, Towards understanding photogrammetric refraction in large volume metrology, LVMC, November 2014, Manchester, UK
• Ulrich T, Kinematic Uncertainty Estimation of Laser Tracker Measurements Using Control Information of an Industrial Robot, LVMC, November 2014, Manchester, UK
• Ulrich T, Irgenfried S, Uncertainty Estimation for Kinematic Laser Tracker Measurements Incorporating the Control Information of an Industrial Robot, Indoor Positioning & Indoor Navigation, October 2014, Busan, Korea
• Wallerand J-P, Limitation from amplitude to phase modulation conversion in telemetry, MacroScale, October 2014, Vienna, Austria
• Campbell M, Multi-target multi-sensor 6DOF self-traceable dynamic metrology system for large volumes based on frequency-scanning interferometry, MacroScale, October 2014, Vienna, Austria
• Wiśniewski M, Czułek D, Szumski R, Simulation of industrial environment in EMRP project JRP IND53 LUMINAR - Large Volume Metrology in Industry, MacroScale, October 2014, Vienna, Austria
• Pisani M, Balsamo A, Francese C, Cartesian approach to large scale co-ordinate measurement: InPlanT, LMPMI, September 2014, Tsukuba, Japan
• Meiners-Hagen K, Pollinger F, Prellinger G, Rost K, Wendt K, Pöschel W, Dontsov D, Schott W, Mandryka V, Refractivity compensated tracking interferometer for precision engineering, IWK Ilmenau, September 2014, Ilmenau, Germany
• Guillory J, Laser diodes based Absolute Distance Meter, CPEM 2014, August 2014, Rio, Brazil
• Pisani M, Balsamo A, Francese C, Cartesian approach to large scale co-ordinate measurement: InPlanT, Proceedings of 11th Conference on Laser Metrology for Precision Measurement and Inspection in Industry (LMPMI), 2014
• Guillory J, Wallerand J-P, Obaton A-F, Marquez J G, Alexandre C, Compensation du couplage AM/PM à la photodétection, Journée du Club optique micro-ondes (société française d'optique) UMR FOTON, June 2014, Lannion, France
• Wiśniewski M, Czułek D, Szumski R, Udział GUM w projekcie EMRP JRP IND53 LUMINAR 'Large Volume Metrology in Industry', X Szkoła-Konferencja MWK (Computer aided metrology), May 2014, Waplewo, Poland
• Warden M, Hughes B, Lewis A, Novel Measurement System Based on Frequency Scanning Interferometry, LVMC, September 2013, Manchester, UK
• Hughes B, Warden M, Lewis A, Novel method for simultaneous coordinate measurement of multiple targets with high accuracy, IMEKO Photonics in Measurement, September 2013, Gdansk, Poland
• Hughes B, Warden M, Lewis A, A novel co-ordinate measurement system based on frequency scanning interferometry, CMSC, July 2013, San Diego, USA