Develop an error budget for the angle observations. We will have calibrated the tribrachs and plummets, so you can assume that the centering error is 0.5 mm. The lines of sight will be 2,670 m, the internal instrument reading precision will be 1", and the operator precision will be 2.5". We will assume zero horizontal refraction. Assume that the target is a highly visible arrow-type pattern and is I mm wide, so we have that much impact on the angle. Using such a target, our phase error should be zero. Calculate the standard deviation of a traverse angle for one set of angle observations, i.e., face left and face right observations. If we read the angles using four sets, what would the standard deviation be? What would the standard deviation be if we read 8 sets of angles? Show your working and justify your conclusions.
Develop an error budget for the angle observations. We will have calibrated the tribxachs and plummets, so you can assume that the centering error is
0.5 mm.
The lines of sight will be
2,670 m,
the internal instrument reading precision will be 1 ", and the operator precision will be
2.5′′.
We will assume zero horizontal refraction. Assume that the target is a highly visible arrow-type pattern and is I mm wide, so we have that much impact on the angle. Using such a target, our phase error should be zero. Calculate the standard deviation of a traverse angle for one set of angle observations, i.e., face left and face right observations. If we read the angles using four sets, what would the standard deviation be? What would the standard deviation be if we read 8 sets of angles? Show your working and justify your conclusions.
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