| CODE | IME2102 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Engineering Metrology | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit introduces the students to the science of measurement and to gauging and measurement applications. Study-unit Content: - Measurement and gauging. Use and care of various measuring and gauging instruments. Angular and taper measurement. - Use of sinebar, precision levels, and angle gauges. The principle of the Angle Dekkor and autocollimator. The rotary table and dividing head. Precision polygon. - Use of telescopic and hole gauges. Flatness, straightness and roundness measurement. - Design and use of limit gauges and comparators. - General inspection equipment - The reference surface, surface table and surface plates. Toolmakers’ flat. - Straight edges. Mean true plane of a surface plate. Right angle and box angle plate. Engineers’ square. Engineers’ parallel. Vee and ‘B’ blocks. Use of calibrated balls, rollers and pins. Taper parallel. - Use of optics in Engineering Metrology. - Thread measurement. - Surface roughness measurements. - Coordinate measuring machines (CMM). Study-unit Aims: - To introduce students to the science of engineering measurement. - To enable the student to learn methods and techniques used in industry to measure and inspect various dimensions. - To enable the future engineer to suggest and analyse measurement procedures and reports. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Describe the fundamentals of dimensional metrology. - Explain the principles and applications of various measurement techniques. - Describe how to use different measuring instruments for different types of measurements. - Identify the potential sources of error in different measurement techniques. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify and select appropriate techniques to measure different dimensions. - Use different measuring instruments. - Prepare procedures to achieve accurate and precise measurements. - Write, assess and interpret measurement reports. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Curtis, Handbook of Dimensional Measurement ISBN 978-0-8311-0204-3. - Dotson, Fundamentals of Dimensional Metrology, ISBN 1418020621. - Shotbolt & Galyer, Metrology for Engineers, ISBN 03043 18442. - Lissman, Principles of Engineering Production, ISBN 03400 48530. - Wilkening & Koenders, Nanoscale Calibration Standards and Methods, ISBN 3-527-40502-X. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Ind Online Learning, Lecture, Practicum & Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Paul Refalo (Co-ord.) Pierre Vella |
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