William T. Estler

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

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William T. Estler is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, William T. Estler has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 19 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and 10 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in William T. Estler's work include Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques (21 papers), Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation (19 papers) and Advanced Sensor Technologies Research (7 papers). William T. Estler is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques (21 papers), Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation (19 papers) and Advanced Sensor Technologies Research (7 papers). William T. Estler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. William T. Estler's co-authors include C. J. Evans, R.J. Hocken, Wolfgang Knapp, Harald Bosse, David H. Parker, G.N. Peggs, K. L. Edmundson, H. Kunzmann, Albert Weckenmann and Seung‐Woo Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as CIRP Annals, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms and Optical Engineering.

In The Last Decade

William T. Estler

34 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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Measurement technologies for precision positioning

2015 430 citations Harald Bosse, Albert Weckenmann et al. CIRP Annals profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William T. Estler United States	18	1.5k	565	554	535	512	35	1.9k
Brian F. Feeny United States	27	590 0.4×	400 0.7×	95 0.2×	228 0.4×	265 0.5×	113	2.4k
W. Gawroński United States	21	343 0.2×	227 0.4×	28 0.1×	108 0.2×	145 0.3×	110	1.8k
Pradeep Ramuhalli United States	19	475 0.3×	120 0.2×	227 0.4×	110 0.2×	47 0.1×	118	1.4k
Yongmei Huang China	17	139 0.1×	48 0.1×	149 0.3×	146 0.3×	105 0.2×	111	1.3k
Fehmi Cirak United Kingdom	28	421 0.3×	127 0.2×	56 0.1×	201 0.4×	1.7k 3.3×	71	2.5k
Jan Sokołowski France	23	190 0.1×	146 0.3×	107 0.2×	195 0.4×	952 1.9×	146	3.5k
Nicholas G. Paulter United States	16	50 0.0×	94 0.2×	132 0.2×	126 0.2×	122 0.2×	115	956
Ben Blackwell United States	8	620 0.4×	121 0.2×	57 0.1×	180 0.3×	544 1.1×	11	1.7k
Oktay Baysal United States	21	98 0.1×	125 0.2×	70 0.1×	290 0.5×	1.2k 2.3×	126	1.7k
Enrico Canuto Italy	17	216 0.1×	65 0.1×	69 0.1×	58 0.1×	45 0.1×	175	1.1k

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Carmignato, Simone, Leonardo De Chiffre, Harald Bosse, et al.. (2020). Dimensional artefacts to achieve metrological traceability in advanced manufacturing. CIRP Annals. 69(2). 693–716. 64 indexed citations

Muralikrishnan, Bala, et al.. (2009). ASME B89.4.19 Performance Evaluation Tests and Geometric Misalignments in Laser Trackers. Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 114(1). 21–21. 58 indexed citations

Phillips, Scott, Blaza Toman, & William T. Estler. (2008). Uncertainty due to finite resolution measurements. Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 113(3). 143–143. 8 indexed citations

Sawyer, Daniel, et al.. (2007). Laser Tracker Testing at NIST Using the ASME B89.4.19 Standard | NIST. 2(2). 1 indexed citations

Estler, William T., Daniel Sawyer, Bruce R. Borchardt, & Steven Phillips. (2006). Large-Scale Metrology Instrument Performance Evaluations at NIST | NIST. 1(2). 4 indexed citations

Weckenmann, Albert, et al.. (2004). Probing systems in Dimensional Metrology | NIST. 53(2). 2 indexed citations

Estler, William T., K. L. Edmundson, G.N. Peggs, & David H. Parker. (2002). Large-Scale Metrology – An Update. CIRP Annals. 51(2). 587–609. 198 indexed citations

Sawyer, Daniel, et al.. (2002). A Laser Tracker Calibration System | NIST. 1 indexed citations

Phillips, Steven, William T. Estler, Theodore D. Doiron, Keith R. Eberhardt, & Mark Levenson. (2001). A careful consideration of the calibration concept. Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 106(2). 371–371. 28 indexed citations

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Phillips, Steven, Bruce R. Borchardt, Daniel Sawyer, et al.. (1999). A Constrained Monte Carlo Simulation Method for the Calculation of CMM Measurement Uncertainty | NIST. Precision Engineering. 2 indexed citations

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Phillips, Steven, William T. Estler, Mark Levenson, & Keith R. Eberhardt. (1998). Calculation of measurement uncertainty using prior information. Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 103(6). 625–625. 17 indexed citations

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Estler, William T.. (1998). Uncertainty analysis for angle calibrations using circle closure. Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 103(2). 141–141. 36 indexed citations

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Phillips, Steven, Bruce R. Borchardt, Daniel Sawyer, et al.. (1997). The Calculation of CMM Measurement Uncertainty via The Method of Simulation by Constraints | NIST. 13 indexed citations

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Estler, William T.. (1997). A distribution-independent bound on the level of confidence in the result of a measurement. Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 102(5). 587–587. 6 indexed citations

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Estler, William T., Steven Phillips, Bruce R. Borchardt, et al.. (1997). Practical aspects of touch-trigger probe error compensation. Precision Engineering. 21(1). 1–17. 38 indexed citations

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Estler, William T., et al.. (1997). Uncertainty estimation for multiposition form error metrology. Precision Engineering. 21(2-3). 72–82. 34 indexed citations

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Evans, C. J., R.J. Hocken, & William T. Estler. (1996). Self-Calibration: Reversal, Redundancy, Error Separation, and ‘Absolute Testing’. CIRP Annals. 45(2). 617–634. 295 indexed citations

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Estler, William T., Steven Phillips, Bruce R. Borchardt, et al.. (1996). Error compensation for CMM touch trigger probes. Precision Engineering. 19(2-3). 85–97. 67 indexed citations

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Watts, R. N., C. Tarrio, T. B. Lucatorto, et al.. (1993). XUV optics characterization at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 79(1-4). 244–246. 2 indexed citations

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Estler, William T., R.J. Hocken, Timothy Charlton, & L. R. Wilcox. (1975). Coexistence curve, compressibility, and the equation of state of xenon near the critical point. Physical review. A, General physics. 12(5). 2118–2136. 47 indexed citations

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