MF4202 Advances in Metrology and Inspection Syllabus:

MF4202 Advances in Metrology and Inspection Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021

OBJECTIVES:

1) To teach the students basic concepts in various methods of engineering measurement techniques and applications
2) To make them understand the importance of measurement and inspection in manufacturing industries.
3) To understand the use of Light rays and Laser beams for measurement and their merits
4) To make the students capable of learning to operate and use advanced metrological devices with ease in industrial environments.
5) To teach the use of computer for measuring and processing of measured quantity

UNIT I CONCEPTS OF METROLOGY

Terminologies – Standards of measurement – Errors in measurement – Interchangeability and Selective assembly – Accuracy and Precision – Calibration of instruments – Basics of Dimensional metrology and Form metrology

UNIT II MEASUREMENT OF SURFACE ROUGHNESS

Definitions – Types of Surface Texture: Surface Roughness Measurement Methods- Comparison, Contact and Non-Contact type roughness measuring devices, 3D Surface Roughness Measurement, Nano Level Surface Roughness Measurement – Instruments.

UNIT III INTERFEROMETRY

Introduction, Principles of light interference – Interferometers – Measurement and Calibration – Laser Interferometry applications – strain –pressure – displacement – vibration

UNIT IV MEASURING MACHINES AND LASER METROLOGY

Tool Makers Microscope –height gauges- Coordinate Measuring Machines – Applications – Laser Micrometer, Laser Scanning gauge, Computer Aided Inspection techniques – In-process inspection, Machine Vision system automated visual inspection -Applications.

UNIT V IMAGE PROCESSING FOR METROLOGY

Overview, Computer imaging systems, Image Analysis, Pre-processing, Human vision system, Image model, Image enhancement, grey scale models, histogram models, Image Transforms – Examples.

OUTCOMES:

At the end of this course the students are expected to
1. Understand the advanced measurement principles with ease.
2. Operate sophisticated and accurate measuring instruments.
3. Understand the various inspection methods and tools
4. Design and develop new measuring methods.
5. Apply computers in Measurement

REFERENCES

1. “ASTE Handbook of Industries Metrology”, Prentice Hall of India Ltd., 1992.
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3. Galyer, F.W. and Shotbolt, C.R., “Metrology for engineers”, ELBS, 1990.
4. Gupta, I.C., “A Text Book of engineering metrology”, Dhanpat Rai and Sons, 1996.
5. Jain ,R.K.,“Engineering Metrology”, Khqanna Publishers, 2008.
6. Rajput,R.K., “Engineering Metrology and Instrumentations”, Kataria & Sons Publishers, 2001.
7. Smith,G.T., “Industrial Metrology”, Springer, 2002
8. Sonka,M., Hlavac,V. and Boyle.R., “Image Processing, Analysis, and Machine Vision”, CengageEngineering, 2007.
9. Whitehouse,D.J., “Surface and their measurement”, Hermes Penton Ltd, 2004.