APMF2009 / Program

Timetables

1st June, 2009

8:40 - 9:40	Registration
9:40 - 10:40	Opening Ceremony Invited Session
10:40 - 11:10	Coffee Break
11:10 - 12:10	Technical Session (Density and Viscosity)
12:10 - 13:20	Lunch
13:20 - 15:20	Technical Session (Mass)
15:20 - 15:50	Coffee Break
15:50 - 16:50	Products Introduction Session
18:00 - 21:00	Welcoming dinner (Tokyo Bay Cruise)

2nd June, 2009

9:00 - 10:20	Technical Session (Force I)
10:20 - 10:50	Coffee Break
10:50 - 12:10	Technical Session (Force II)
12:10 - 13:20	Lunch
13:20 - 14:40	Poster Session
14:40 - 15:10	Coffee Break
15:10 - 16:30	Technical Session (Torque)
16:30 - 16:40	Closing Ceremony
18:00 - 20:00	Symposium dinner

Technical Program

Plenary Session

Present State of the Avogadro Constant Determination from Si Isotope Enrichment

Kenichi Fujii

National Metrology Institute of Japan, AIST, Japan

Keywords: Kilogram, Avogadro constant, Silicon crystal, Lattice spacing, Density, Molar mass, Isotope enrichment

Technical Session: Density and Viscosity

The Immersing Effect of Hanging Structure in Density Measurement

Feng-Yu Yang, Sheau-shi Pan and Sheng-Jui Chen

Center for Measurement Standards (CMS), Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Keywords: Laser interferometer, Hydrostatic technique, Density measurement, Immerging effect

Improvement of Mass Measurement of Hydrometer Calibration in Air and Reference Liquid by Using a Novel Loader

Yong Jae Lee and Kyung Ho Chang

Mass and Force Center, Physics Metrology Division, Korea Research Institute of Standards, Daejeon, Rep. of Korea

Keywords: Hydrometer calibration, Drift, Thermal equilibrium, Loader, Tare

Technological Background and Latest Market Requirements concerning “Static Viscosity” Measurement with a Tuning-fork Vibration Viscometer

Naoto Izumo and Atsushi Koiwai

R&D Division, A&D Company, Limited., Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Keywords: Sine Wave Vibro Viscometer, Static Viscosity, JCSS, Uncertainty

Technical Session: Mass

Innovative Weighing Solution to Support Weighing Small Samples on Laboratory Balances

Yoshikazu Watabe¹, Yoichiro Takayanagi¹ and Arthur Reichmuth²

¹ Mettler-Toledo K.K., Japan
² Mettler-Toledo AG, Switzerland

Keywords: Weighing solution, Laboratory balances, Minimum weight

Establishment of Mass Standards from 1 mg to 50 µg

Jin Wan Chung, Sungjun Lee and Kwang-Pyo Kim

Division of Physical Metrology, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, Rep. of Korea

Keywords: Microgram weight, a5 mass comparator, Small force

Determining the Optimal Number of Weighing Cycles Experimentally for High Precision Reference Standard Mass Calibration

Lee Shih Mean and Lim Lee Kwee

National Metrology Centre (NMC), Agency for Science Technology and Research (A-STAR), Singapore

Establishment of a Mass Scale in the Range from 1 g to 1 kg by the Sub-multiple Calibration Method

Masaaki Ueki, Shigeki Mizushima, Jianxin Sun and Kazunaga Ueda

Mass and Force Standards Section, National Metrology Institute of Japan, AIST, Japan

Keywords: Mass scale, Sub-multiple calibration, Automatic mass comparator, Uncertainty

Simplification of Structure and Improvement of Weighing Accuracy for Multi-hopper

Isao Nakagiri¹ and Toru Kohashi²

¹ Industrial scale design section, Yamato Scale Co., Ltd, Akashi, Japan
² Technical headquarters, Yamato Scale Co., Ltd, Akashi, Japan

Keywords: Hopper, Loss-in-weight, L-feeder

The Estimation Method of Mass and Center of Gravity of the Carried Object with Robot Arms

Yoshihiro Fujioka and Takashi Ito

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Matsue College of Technology, Matsue, Japan

Keywords: Humanoid robot, Weighing method, Robot arm, System identification

Technical Session: Force

Design and Structure of New 1.5 kN and 5 kN Deadweight Force Standard Machine and Result of Comparison with 100 kN Deadweight Force Standard Machine

Kittipong Chaemthet, Chanchai Amornsakun, Noppadol Sumyong and Veera Tulasombut

National Institute of Metrology, Thailand (NIMT), Thailand

Keywords: Deadweight force standard machine, DWM, Force measuring device, Uncertainty

New Deadweight Force Standard Machines of KRISS

Yon-Kyu Park, Hou-Keun Song, Min-Seok Kim, Jong-Ho Kim, Jeong-Tae Lee, Ho-Young Lee and Dae-Im Kang

Center for Mass & Force, Div. of Physical Metrology, KRISS, Rep. of Korea

Keywords: Deadweight force standard machine, Uncertainty, Intercomparison

The Establishment of 100 kN Deadweight Force Standard Machine

Zhang Zhimin, Wu Kun, Jiang Ximing, Zhang Yue and Hu Gang

Mechanics and Acoustics Division, National Institute of Metrology (NIM), P. R. China

Keywords: Deadweight force standard machine, Loading frame, Force step, Repeatability, Uncertainty

Internal Large Force Comparison in China

Hu Gang, Zhang Zhimin and Zhang Yue

Mechanics and Acoustics Division, National Institute of Metrology, Beijing, P. R. China

Keywords: Force comparison, Force standard machine, Transfer standard, Reference value

Capacitive Position Sensor Developed for Measuring Force at Nanonewton Scale

Sheng-Jui Chen and Sheau-Shi Pan

Center for Measurement Standards, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Keywords: Capacitive position sensor, Force transducer, Torsion pendulum, Accelerometer

Portable Dynamic Force Measurement Equipment

Meng Feng, Tang Gefei and Zhang Zhimin

National institute of metrology, Beijing, P. R. China

Keywords: Dynamic force, Dynamic calibration

Analogy Observation of Force Transducers Compared to Strain and Pressure Transducers Based on Foil Type Strain Gauges and the Piezoelectric Principle

Andre Schaefer and Thomas Kleckers

Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany

Keywords: Force transducer, Pressure transducer, Strain transducer, Strain gauge, Piezoelectric principle

Concurrent Monitoring of In-plane Strain and Out-of-plane Displacement of Tires using Digital Image Correlation Method

Naoki Hiraoka, Ryosuke Matsuzaki and Akira Todoroki

Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Keywords: Optical Measurement, Image Processing, Digital Image Correlation, Spotlight Projection, Intelligent Tire

Poster Session

Characteristic Evaluation of Weights Based on OIML R111

Noboru Murakami and Noboru Ito

Murakami koki Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan

Keywords: Weights, OIML R111, Density evaluation, Uncertainty

Research of Influence Quantity on Magnetic Susceptometer

Wang Jian, Yao Hong, Zhang Yue, Cai Changqing, Ding Jingan and Zhong Ruilin

National Institute of Metrology, Beijing 100013, P. R. China

Keywords: Magnetic susceptometer, Magnetism, Vibration, Influence quantity

Domestic Mass Comparison on Multiple and Sub-multiple of 1 kg in China

Yao Hong¹, Ding Jing’an¹ and Huang Jian²

¹ Mass Standard Lab, Mechanical and Acoustic Metrology Division, NIM, P. R. China
² Mechanical Metrology Division, YITM, P. R. China

Keywords: Mass comparison, Weights, Provincial metrology institutes, En values

Research on Calibration for Non-automatic Weighing Instruments

Zhong Ruilin, Cai Changqin, Ding Jin’an, Zhang Yue, Yao Hong and Wang Jian

Mechanics & Acoustics Division, National Institute of Metrology, P. R. China

Keywords: Calibration, Uncertainty of measurements, Non-automatic weighing instruments, Error

Frequency-estimation Method for Axle Weights of In-motion Vehicles

Naoto Nishijima¹, Toshitaka Umemoto¹ and Yasumasa Sato²

¹ Osaka Prefectural College of Technology, Neyagawa, Japan
² Yamato Scale Co., Ltd., Akashi, Japan

Keywords: Axle load measurement, Road vehicles, Dynamic load, In-motion weighting, Dynamic mass measurement

Improvement of Accuracy for Continuous Mass Measurement in Cheakweighters with an Adaptive Notch Filter
- The Possibility of the Measurement in Steady Time -

Toshifumi Mizui¹, Toshitaka Umemoto¹, Morihito Kamon² and Yoichiro Kagawa²

¹ Osaka Prefectural College of Technology, Neyagawa, Japan
² Yamato Scale Co., Ltd., Akashi, Japan

Keywords: Adaptive Algorithm, Dynamic Mass Measurement, Frequency Analysis

Axle Weighing of In-motion Vehicles with High Velocity Using Higher Order FIR Filters

Kengo Fukuda¹, Koji Yoshida², Tetsuya Kinugasa², Shinsaku Fujimoto³, Kazuhito Kanazawa⁴ and Toshiro Ono⁵

¹ Oyo Measurement Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan
² Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Okayama University of Science, Okayama, Japan
³ Department of Intelligent Mechanical Engineering, Okayama University of Science, Okayama, Japan
⁴ Hanshin Expressway Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan
⁵ Professor emeritus of Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka, Japan

Keywords: Axle weighing, In-motion vehicle, Axle weighing system, Higher order FIR filter

Improvement of Accuracy for Length Measurement System on Conveyor Belt

Akihiro Watanabe¹, Takanori Yamazaki², Hideo Ohnishi³, Masaaki Kobayashi³ and Shigeru Kurosu⁴

¹ Gunma University, Japan
² Oyama National College of Technology, Japan
³ Shinko Co., Ltd., Japan
⁴ Reserach Inst. Crotech, Japan

Keywords: Length measurement, Digital image, Moving product, Conveyor belt

Application of an Automatic Rotation Device to Existing Force Standard Machines

Toshiyuki Hayashi, Yoshihisa Katase, Hiroshi Maejima, Yukio Yamaguchi and Kazunaga Ueda

National Metrology Institute of Japan (NMIJ), AIST, Japan

Keywords: Automatic rotation, Rubber belt, Force standard machine, Modification, Working efficiency

Piezoresistive Cantilever as a Micro Force Transfer Artifact

Min-Seok Kim¹, Jae-Hyuk Choi², Jong-Ho Kim¹ and Yon-Kyu Park¹

¹ Mass and Force Center, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon, Rep. of Korea
² Quantum Metrology Center, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon, Rep. of Korea

Keywords: Micro force, Piezoresistive cantilever, Transfer standard, Calibration

Measurements of Skin Elastic Constants for the Palpation in an Oriental Medicine

Han Wook Song, Yon Kyu Park, SungJun Lee and Sam Yong Woo

Center for Mass & Force, Div. of Physical Metrology, KRISS, Rep. of Korea

Keywords: Palpation, Laser sensor, Decompression, Elasticity, Skin

The Development of a Precise Starting Sensor with Strain Gauges Offering Performance Improvement for Short Distance Athletic Sports

Jeong Tae Lee¹, Han Wook Song¹, Yon Kyu Park¹ and Cheong Hwan Oh²

¹ Center for Mass & Force, Div. of Physical Metrology, KRISS, Rep. of Korea
² Chungnam National University, Rep. of Korea

Keywords: Kicking, Starting block, Wheatstone bridge

Automatic Calibration System for Glass Hydrometers by Vision System

Min-Soo Lee, Jae Hoon Choi and Wan Soo Chung

Standards & Measurement Center, KTL, Rep. of Korea

Keywords: Hydrometer, Density, Calibration, Vision system

Technical Session: Torque

Digital Signal Processing in High Precision Torque Measurement Systems

Sven Kuhn

Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany

Keywords: Torque, Rotational speed, Power, Carrier frequency, Field-bus

Development of Control Systems for 10 N•m Dead Weight Torque Standard Machine

Atsuhiro Nishino, Koji Ogushi and Kazunaga Ueda

National Metrology Institute of Japan, AIST, Japan

Keywords: Torque Standard, Small-rated-capacity torque, Weight loader, Moment-arm

The International Verification for 50 kNm Torque Standard Machine

Li Tao¹, Chen Yongpei¹, Dai Ming¹, Lin Jing¹, Hu wei¹ and Lv Shi²

¹ Shanghai Marine Equipment Research Institute, Shanghai, P. R. China
² Beijing 91635, Beijing, P. R. China

Keywords: Torque standard machine, International verification, Capability verification

Confirming Accuracy Evaluation of Unsupported Beam Derived form Based Unit by Direct Comparison with Torque National Standard

Tassanai Sanponpute, Chokchai Wattong, Nattapon Saenkhum and Nittaya Arksonnarong

Torque Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Metrology, National Institute of Metrology (Thailand), Thailand

Keywords: Bending stiffness, Torque National Standard, Unsupported Beams, Effective arm length

Technical Tours Information

3rd June, 2009

Central Tokyo.

4th June, 2009

NMIJ laboratory tour, and Tsukuba area.

Social Program

No social program is planned.

Sightseeing half-day bus tours (served by Hato bus Co.,Ltd.) is available from a bus stop near Hamamatsucho station.