ME 6225: Metrology and Measurement Systems
Offered Spring, Odd Years

Credit Hours: 3-0-3
Prerequisites: ME 3015 and ME 6222

Catalog Description:

Metrology techniques and procedures. Precision manufacturing system design and analysis.
Textbook: None
Instructor: Thomas R. Kurfess

References:

A. H. Slocum, Precision Machine Design, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1992.
W. R. Moore, Foundations of Mechanical Accuracy, Moore Special Tools Company, Bridgeport, CT, 1989.
ASME, Methods for Performance Evaluation of Computer Numerically Controlled Machining Centers, ASME B5.54-1992, ASME/ANSI, New York, NY, 1992.

Goals:
  • To provide graduate students with the fundamental background as well as practical knowledge to precisely measure and quantify geometric aspects of manufactured parts as well as production system capabilities.
     
    • Prerequisites by topics:
  • Classical feedback control, basic understanding of machine tool functions, working knowledge of MATLAB

    • Topics:

    Delivery mode (%):  
       
    Lecture 70%
    Laboratory  
    Supervised
    		 10%
    Unsupervised
    		  
    Discussion  
    Demonstration 20%
       
    Grading Scheme (%):  
       
    Homework 10%
    Individual Projects 20%
    Exams 70%

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    Revised June 2004