Course detail

Engineering Metrology I

FSI-6SMAcad. year: 2014/2015

The course is designed to familiarize students with the basic classification of measuring instruments and their applications. Attention is focused on temperature measurement (thermometers, contactless temperature measurement, temperature field measurement). Pressure measurement. Tensiometry, measurement of residual stresses. Measurement of moisture, analysis of gases. Measurement of the level of material stored in storage tanks. Measurement of length by non-destructive methods. Application of ISO Standards to metrology. Measurement of lengths, basic methods for checking geometrical quantities, inspection of gear wheels. Introduction to the techniques of measuring non-electric quantities, design of detectors, processing and recording of the values measured.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Jiří Pernikář, CSc.

Department

Institute of Production Machines, Systems and Robotics (ÚVSSR)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The course will provide students with the knowledge of some basic measuring methods that can be applied in individual technologies. Students will learn how to solve metrology problems and how to apply their knowledge in practical operation conditions.

Prerequisites

A good grasp of engineering technologies. Basic knowledge of the structure and properties of materials. The principles and SI units applied in the measurement of temperature, pressure, and length (Physics).

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Teaching is suplemented by practical laboratory work.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Conditions of awarding the course-unit credit: participation in laboratory work. Examination: the knowledge of basic measuring methods will be tested, inclusive of their application to practical problems. It is a written and oral examination.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The objective of the course is to teach students the basic measuring methods and to apply them creatively to individual technologies. Special attention is devoted to practical activity, sensitivity of individual instruments with respect to their application in quality management and the application of ISO standards.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Absence from experimental exercises has to be made up for. If there are more cases of absence, an individual programme will have to be worked out and defended before the course-unit credit can be awarded.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Bucher, J. L. The Metrology Handbook. USA, Milwaukee: Quality Press, 2004 (e). (EN)
ČECH, J., PERNIKÁŘ, J. a PODANÝ, K. Strojírenská metrologie. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM s.r.o., 2009. 5. vydání. ISBN 978-80-214-4. (CS)
SUGA, N. Metrology Handbook: The Science of Measurement. 1st. edition. UK, Berkshire: LGL (Mitutoyo, UK, Ltd.), 2007. ISBN-13: 978-0955613302. (EN)

Recommended reading

Chudý, V. a jiní. Měření technických veličin. Bratislava: STU, 1999. (CS)
Janíček, P. Technický experiment. Brno: VUT FSI, 1989. (CS)
Jenčík, J. a Volf, J. Technická měření. Praha: ČVUT, 2003. (CS)
Webster, J. G. The measurement, instrumentation and sensors. USA, Boca Raton: CRC Press LLC, 2000 (e). (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B3901-3 Bachelor's

    branch B-MET , 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme B2341-3 Bachelor's

    branch B-STG , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Václav Kaňa, Ph.D.
doc. Ing. Jiří Pernikář, CSc.
Ing. Kamil Podaný, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Principles of metrology, general requirements
2. Measurement and measuring tools, basic statistical tools
3. Test laboratories, measurement of lengths and angles, types of error, standards
4. Basic methods for checking geometrical quantities, inspection of gear wheels and threads
5. Checking the structure of surfaces
6. Checking geometrical deviations, straightness, circularity, and cylindricality
7. Methods of quality control
8. Measurement of pressure, division, calibration
9. Temperature measurement – contact detectors, errors
10. Contactless detectors, special thermometers, thermovision, measurement of moisture, analysis of gases, errors
11. Non-destructive measurement of thickness, strain-gauge measurement of residual stress
12. Introduction to the technique of measuring non-electrical quantities, classification of strain gauges, choice of quantities
13. Examples of the design of detectors with resistor strain gauges, other detectors