What this work contributes
Details design, calibration, drift handling, analysis, and uncertainty reporting for pendulum thrust stands. It distinguishes sensitivity, repeatability, accuracy, and resolution, which should remain separate in the company's test reports.
Where the evidence stops
Following good practice does not validate a particular device or set a universal detection threshold. A device-specific uncertainty budget and controls remain necessary.
Original source
James E. Polk, Anthony Pancotti, Thomas Haag, Scott King, Mitchell Walker, Joseph Blakely, John Ziemer. Recommended Practice for Thrust Measurement in Electric Propulsion Testing. Journal of Propulsion and Power 33(3), 539–555 (2017).
DOI: 10.2514/1.B35564
How we use it
This record belongs to Measurement & replication. Its evidence label describes the cited work, not the maturity of a Metric Flight device. Follow the original methods, corrections and conditions before transferring a result to a different geometry or scale.
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