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A method for locating the position for a concave mirror alignment device on a RLG block, comprising the following steps: 1) mount a "log" onto a CNC machine, 2) select several points along the length of the log for measurement; 3) measure the mirror mounting surface radial distances at each of the s

A method for locating the position for a concave mirror alignment device on a RLG block, comprising the following steps: 1) mount a "log" onto a CNC machine, 2) select several points along the length of the log for measurement; 3) measure the mirror mounting surface radial distances at each of the several points from the "front" of the log; 4) measure the surface radial distances at each of the several points from the "rear" of the log; 5) determine the radius, and ultimately the diameter, of a circle tangent to the mirror mounting sides of the log, for each of the several selected points; 6) determine a "best fit" equation to describe the diameters as a function of position along the log; 7) determine the offset along the x axis for the mirror mounting device of each block within the log.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A method for positioning a mirror mounting device on a ring laser gyroscope structure, the structure comprising a log having a plurality of mirror mounting side surfaces, the method comprising the steps of:selecting a plurality of measurement points along the length of

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A method for positioning a mirror mounting device on a ring laser gyroscope structure, the structure comprising a log having a plurality of mirror mounting side surfaces, the method comprising the steps of:selecting a plurality of measurement points along the length of a log;determining a diameter of a circle tangent to the mirror mounting surfaces of the log at each of the selected points;determining a best-fit curve to describe the diameter measurements as a function of position along the length of the log;calculating where to position the mirror mounting device relative to a center of an optical cavity of a block of the log, from the best-fit curve; andmachining the mirror mounting device onto the ring laser gyroscope structure.