RUDN Journal of Engineering ResearchRUDN Journal of Engineering ResearchВестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Инженерные исследования2312-81432312-8151Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)5256ArticlesСтатьиResearch ArticleAutomated system for measuring the parameters of the interaction with the surface of the liquid crystal alignment layer of a liquid crystal cellАвтоматизированная система измерений параметров взаимодействия жидких кристаллов с поверхностью ориентирующего слоя жидкокристаллической ячейкиBelyaevV VБеляевВиктор ВасильевичFaculty of Engineering; Moscow Region State University Radio str., h. 10А, Moskow, Russia, 105005Инженерный факультет; Московский государственный областной университет ул. Радио, 10А, Москва, Россия, 105005vik_belyaev@mail.ruGorbunovA AГорбуновАртем АлександровичFaculty of EngineeringИнженерный факультетgorbunov_aa_84@mail.ruMoyseyenkoS VМойсеенкоСергей ВладимировичFaculty of EngineeringИнженерный факультетcormorant.xiii@mail.ruMurauskiAl AМуравскийАлександр Анатольевичvik_belyaev@mail.ruMurauskiAn AМуравскийАнатолий Александровичvik_belyaev@mail.ruPopovI VПоповИван Викторовичvik_belyaev@mail.ruBunkinaN AБункинаНаталья Алексеевнаvik_belyaev@mail.ruPupkovK AПупковКонстантин АлександровичFaculty of EngineeringИнженерный факультетktk_rudn@mail.ruSolomatinA SСоломатинАлексей Сергеевичvik_belyaev@mail.ruPeoples’ Friendship University of RussiaРоссийский университет дружбы народовInstitute of Chemistry of New Materials of National Academy of Sciences of BelarusИнститут химии новых материалов НАН БеларусиCentral Research Institute “Kometa”Центральный научно-исследовательский институт «Комета»Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University)Московский авиационный институт (Национальный исследовательский университет)Moscow Region State UniversityМосковский государственный областной университет150120151NO1 (2015)№1 (2015)738207092016Copyright ©; 2015, Беляев В.В., Горбунов А.А., Мойсеенко С.В., Муравский А.А., Муравский А.А., Попов И.В., Бункина Н.А., Пупков К.А., Соломатин А.С.2015Беляев В.В., Горбунов А.А., Мойсеенко С.В., Муравский А.А., Муравский А.А., Попов И.В., Бункина Н.А., Пупков К.А., Соломатин А.С.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0https://journals.rudn.ru/engineering-researches/article/view/5256A model of an automated system of pretilt angle measurement and azimuthal anchoring energy in LC cells is developed. 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