ME2304 ENGINEERING METROLOGY AND MEASUREMENTS

QUESTION BANK
UNIT - I - CONCEPT OF MEASUREMENT
PartA
1. What is the need for measurement?
2. What are the basic components of a measuring system
3. What is the relationship between sensitivity and the range
4. Eplain the term calibration
!. What is meant by calibration of a measuring instrument?
". #ive the difference between accuracy and precision.
$. %efine the term &'ensitivity
(. %efine the term precision
). %istinguish between reproducibility and repeatability.
1*. %istinguish between repeatability and reproducibility
11. What is inaccuracy?
12. What are the types of error are measurements?
13. What are the causes by sources of errors in measurement?
14. What is loading error?
1!. What is meant by nominal si+e and tolerance?
1". What is the relation between accuracy. repeatability and systematic error?
1$. What is the relation between total static error of a measuring system and linearity error.
1(. %istinguish between relative error and random error.
1). %istinguish between dimensional and term tolerances.
2*. %efine interchangeability.
Part-B
1. %escribe tite various elements and its functions of generali+ed measurement systems,
2. %raw the bloc- diagram of a generali+ed measurement system and eplain the various
stages with an eample.
3. Eplain briefly the classification of various measuring methods.
4. Enumerate the desirable characteristics of precision measuring instruments.
!. %efine accuracy. Eplain how the accuracy of an instrument can be specified.
". Eplain the classification of various measuring methods.
$. Eplain the purpose of calibrating ihe instrument
(. Eplain the following term . suitable eamples/
0eadability
0epeatability
1alibration and
%ynamic response.
). Write detailed notes on /
i. 'ensitivity , 1alibration
ii. 2recision, 3ccuracy
iii. 'ensitivity,
1*. Write notes on/
456 1alibration 4ii6 7nterchangeability.
11. %escribe the different types of errors and how can be eliminated.
12. 8riefly discuss on the characteristics systematic errors and random errors.
%iscuss on geometric and dimensional toleroncing with suitable eamples
UNIT - II - LINEAR AND ANGULAR MEASUREMENT
PART-A
1. What is the importance of calipers in measurements?
2. 9ame the different types of calipers.
3. #ive the advantages of digital vernier caliper.
4. What is meant by dial calipers?
!. What is wringing of slip gauges?
". 7ndicate the various grades of slip gauges.
$. What are the materials used in the maunfacturing of slip gages?
(. What will happen if the gauge bloc-s are 5ust simply placed over one another and measurements made?
). What is a surface plate?
1*. What are optical flats?
11. What is a comparator?
12. 9arrate the need tbr comparators
13. What are the different types of comparator.
14. What are the advantages of mechanical comparator?
1!. 8riefly discuss the merits and demerits ol electrical and pneumatic comparators.
1". :ist the advantages of electrical type comparator
2art;8
1. 1ompare and contrast the relative merits and demerits of vernier calipers. micrometer
'crew gauge. dial gauge ; in the tabular form.
With a neat diagram. eplain the construction and wor-ing principle of a depth
micrometer.
2. Eplainthe following with neat s-etches
456 %ifferential screw micrometer
4ii6 <icromcter depth gauge
4iii6 =hread micromeler caliper
4v6 <icrometer threed #auge
3. What are slip gauges? how are they manufactured?
4. %iscuis the characteristics and applications of slip gauges.
!. Eplain the process ofWringing in slip gauges.
". What are the fundamental re>uirements of comparators?
$. Eplain the wor-ing method of mechanical optical comparator with a s-etch.
(. Eplain the wor-ing principle of optical comparators with s-etches,
). %escribe the functioning of an electronic comparator.