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2.4.4 Design of the System of Reference
e design process for our FSM system of reference includes both a verication
process, to ensure the quality of the measurement results, and a catalog (i.e., reposi-
tory), to keep track of measurement results and their traceability to the inputs for
these measurement results.
2.4.4.1 Verification Process
e application of an FSM method still currently depends on individual measurers’
interpretations, either self-learned or derived from particular cases provided by a
diversity of trainers. Almost perfect mea ...