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Terminated in academic year 2023/2024

Measuring methods and metrology

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 060-0060/01
Abbreviation MMM
Course title Measuring methods and metrology
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Security Services
Course coordinator doc. RNDr. Karla Barčová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Metrology system in the Czech Republic , the elements of metrological support. Metrological organizations in the Czech Republic and metrology legislation . The state metrological supervision . Metrological confirmation .
2. Measuring instruments - allocation , static and dynamic characteristics of measuring instruments.
3. Work and measuring instruments , type approval , verification , calibration.
4. International System of Units SI . The implementation of international standards .
5. Unit weight, length, and time. Technical measuring position and distance .
6. A unit of electrical current, temperature , light intensity and amount of substance . Technical measurements of temperature and heat.
7. SUMMARY technical measuring properties of gases and liquids (moisture , conductivity, concentration , viscosity) , measuring the pressure , level and flow .
8. Physical fundamentals of measurement and realization of the experiment. Helmholtz's theory of measurement , representation theory , relational systems , scales and types .
9. Preparation of the experiment and its implementation. Methods of control experiments. Statistical evaluation of the obtained files and data. Processing file their own experimental data.
10. Accuracy of measurement errors , uncertainties , variations. Theory of errors and adjustment . Law of propagation of uncertainty.
11. Gauge blocks , accuracy class . Caliper and Micrometer gauges and controls.
12. Realization of measurement in forensic ballistics (pulse shot , ballistic pressure , stroke angle , muzzle velocity , trigger , range , accuracy and resolution sight ) .
13. Control of the surface structure , basic concepts , an overview of methods of control.

E-learning

Studijní podklady u zdrojové verze předmětu a v MS Teams.

Literature

Raghavendra, N.V.; Krishnamurthy, L: Engineering Metrology and Measurements, Oxford University Press, USA, 2013.

Advised literature

Kimothi, S.K: The Uncertainty of Measurements: Physical and Chemical Metrology and Analysis, ASQ Quality Press, 2002.