3.5.2.4
3.5.2.5
3.5.2.6
Racking of the Transverse Section
In addition to the planarity of the
cut the shipbuilder must also know how
"square". the as-built section is. - This
is easily determined simply by computing
a few long distances between points using
their transformed coordinates. Figure
i3 illustrates the results of such
computations.
Perpendicularity to Centerlíne
Figure 3 showed that targets were set
along the punch marked centerline on the
main deck. Photogrammetrically derived
coordinates for these targets, after the
transformation described in paragraph 3.5.2.1,
would all ideally have zero offset and constant
elevation. Systematic deviations from the
ideal indicate a lack of perpendicularity
between the plane of the cut and the ship's
centerline. Figures 14 and 15 depict typical
graphic presentations of such analyses.
Circularity of Rolled Surfaces
Turns on the gunnels, bilges and inner
shells are designed to be arcs of circles
and the shipbuilder desires to know how
close to true circles these turns are
fabricated. Coordinates of all points on
each turn: are processed through a best-fit
circle program which computes the coordinates
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