Class Measurement Science

The science of measurement as a field of knowledge applied to all measurements and measurement systems, has a transversal nature in all Engineering Specialties and relevance in engineering applications. It covers the realization, development, and maintenance of national standards for units of measurement; the establishment of metrological traceability by reference and work standards; the measurements evaluation of errors and uncertainty; monitoring instruments by their useful life, approval of measuring instruments for regulated applications. The improvement of skills in engineering and science teaching are essential factors to strengthen and support the research and the process development.

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1. The science of measurement: Basic concepts The subfields of metrology The International System of units, SI Metrological traceability Conformity assessment 2. Characteristics and analysis of instruments and measurement systems Linearity, accuracy, and stability evaluation Requirements applied to calibration certificates, metrological verification, and test reports Errors and uncertainty in measurement Measuring report 3. Metrological experimentation in engineering and digitalization in data acquisition and monitoring.

The teaching methodology involves presenting the subject matter, solving exercises and conducting practical case studies, all of which require active student participation. Assessment is continuous and includes a written test (60%) and a seminar in which students must develop and present an innovative topic on industrial metrology covered during the course. The seminar involves a mandatory oral presentation and discussion (40%), for which a report must be submitted electronically in advance. The oral presentation of the seminar report and subsequent discussion are a prerequisite for approval from the students. As a component of the continuous evaluation process, students are required to obtain a grade of 10 or above in both components. If they fail with a grade lower than 10, they will be required to take an exam.

A. Bewoor and V. Kualkarni, Metrology and measurement. McGgraw-Hill. 2009. ISBN (13): 978-0-07-014000-4. A. Robinson, The Story of Measurement. Thames & Hudson; Illustrated edition. 2007. ISBN: 978-0-500-51367-5. Francis S. Tse, Ivan E. Morse.Measurement and Instrumentation in Engineering: Principles and Basic Laboratory Experiments. ISBN 0-8247- 8086-8. Peter H. Sydenham, Richard Thorn. Handbook of Measurement Science, Volume 1: Theoretical Fundamentals. ISBN: 978-0-471-10037-9.