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Engineering Metrolgy

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 346-3002/02
Abbreviation StrMet
Course title Engineering Metrolgy
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Machining, Assembly and Engineering Metrology
Course coordinator Ing. Lenka Čepová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1st The importance of metrology, national metrology system, the basic concepts of metrology.
2nd SI unit system, the Law on Metrology, measuring devices division, an institution engaged in metrology.
3rd Metrological control of measuring instruments, following diagrams.
4th Errors and uncertainty.
5th Principles of gauges - mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, ...
6th Metrology length - basic length scales, standards of length, gauge blocks, interference of light and its applications in metrology.
7th Metrology plane angle, using the trigonometric functions in the control plane angle.
8th Check conical surfaces, control vertical and horizontal position.
9th Checking the threads.
10th Inspection of gears.
11th Control surface finish - surface roughness.
12th Variations of shape and position.
13th Coordinate Measuring Machines. Requirements for metrological laboratories.

E-learning

Study materials are shared on lms.vsb.cz.

Literature

ČEPOVÁ, Lenka; MIZERA Ondřej; ZLÁMAL Tomáš. Engineering Metrology 1. Ostrava : VŠB-TUO, 2022, 145 p. Avalaible at: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/z3lgolxxo6i92wyyqo7ny/Skripta-Stroj-rensk-metrologie-_1-d-l-FINAL-ENG.pdf?rlkey=d72p02mr8tcpbt6mvx8b1j5uv&dl=0.
ČEPOVÁ, Lenka; MIZERA Ondřej; ZLÁMAL Tomáš. Engineering Metrology 2. Ostrava : VŠB-TUO, 2022, 108 s. Avalaible at: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ay8t0yegeog1w07armxen/Skripta-Stroj-rensk-metrologie_2-d-l-FINAL-ENG.pdf?rlkey=zxlmmqec2rrwm7euata4c3aw3&dl=0.
RAGHAVENDRA, N. V. a L. KRISHNAMURTHY. Engineering Metrology and Measurements. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. ISBN 978-0198085492 .

Advised literature

SINGH, S. K. Engineering Metrology and Measurement. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill Education, 2025.
JAIN, R. K. Engineering Metrology. 21. vyd. New Delhi: Khanna Publishers, 2020. ISBN 978-9389607055 .
AZMY, Samir G. a Y. I. SHMALIY. Metrology and Instrumentation: Practical Applications for Engineering and Manufacturing. Hoboken: Wiley, 2021. ISBN 978-1119721734 .
GUPTA, I. C. A Textbook of Engineering Metrology. 8. vyd. New Delhi: Dhanpat Rai Publications, 2018. ISBN 978-8189928452 .