Course detail
Physics of Metrology
FSI-XMFAcad. year: 2019/2020
Metrology is a scientific and technical branch closely connected to the existence and development of another fields or areas of technical or another application character. These fields include mainly production, transport, telecommunication, health service, business etc. Metrology is used for a quantitative determination and stipulation of different effects, conditions and properties within these disciplines. The course is devoted to the explanation of the theoretical base of metrology, the so-called metrological physics. It includes description of the system of physical quantities and units; and selected physical laws, which form the principles of measurements. Moreover, in the frame of the course different methods of measurements will be discussed, including the techniques for minimising the influence of systematic errors that usually have physical merits.
Supervisor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Understanding of the physical phenomena of methods of measurements and the functional principles of measuring instruments.
Prerequisites
Completion of one course of university physics.
Co-requisites
Not applicable.
Recommended optional programme components
Not applicable.
Recommended or required reading
ANTHONY, D.M. Engineering Metrology. New York: Pergamon Press, 1987.
Normy: ČSN 01 0115: Mezinárodní slovník základních a všeobecných termínů v metrologii.
ISO 31 (Části 0-13): Veličiny a jednotky.
HALLIDAY, D., RESNICK, R. and WALKER, J. Fyzika. 1198 s. Brno-Praha:VUTIUM-PROMETHEUS, 2000. Přeloženo z: Fundamentals of Physics, 5.vydání: Wiley,1997 (s přihlédnutím ke změnám pro 6. vydání pro rok 2001).
DOEBELIN, O.D. Measurement Systems. Application and Design. 4. vydání. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1990. 960 s. ISMN 0-07-100697-4.
Normy: ČSN 01 0115: Mezinárodní slovník základních a všeobecných termínů v metrologii.
ISO 31 (Části 0-13): Veličiny a jednotky.
SERWAY, R.A. and BEICHNER, R.J. Physics for Scientist and Engineers with Modern Physics. 5. vydání. Orlando: Saunders College Publisching, 2000. 1551 s.
PRONĚNKO, V.I., JAKIRIN, R.V. Metrologija v promyšlenosti. Kijev: Technika, 1976. 216 s.
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
Active participation in seminars and submitting written reports. The exam has a written and an oral part.
Language of instruction
Czech
Work placements
Not applicable.
Aims
Explanation of the physical fundamentals of the metrology.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Attendance at seminars is required and checked by the tutor.
Type of course unit
Lecture
26 hours, optionally
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
Metrology and its physical background.
Physical quantities. International system of units(SI).
Qualitative and quantitative relation between different physical quantities.
Solution of the problems of the scientific metrology by means of physics. Examples:
Defining the new quantities. Defining quantities more precisely.
Realisation of the physical quantities, research and development of etalons
Physical principles of the representative methods of measurement (resistance, induction, piezoelectric, thermoelectric, photoelectric, optical, radiation).
Development of the modern principles of measurement. (Metrological applications of lasers.)
Laboratory exercise
26 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
Coherence length of the He-Ne laser.
Laser interferometer.
Application of lasers.
Laser microinterferometry.
Light polarisation.
Computation using the light.
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