MecE 300, Lecture 2 Textbook chapter 2

Mechanical Measurements

Subdiscipline of the science of measurement: Metrology.

Measurement:

Result:

Assumptions: The act of measurement does not change or define the physical quantity

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acceleration (g)
400

200

0
0.46 0.47 0.48
time (s)

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Error and Uncertainty

If xt: true value and xm: measured value the error, e, is:

Problem: The true value of the measurand is generally not known.

Hence we use uncertainty instead of error.

The associated level of confidence indicates the reliability of the estimate.

Error /uncertainty types:

Systematic errors:

Random (precision) errors:

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Precise but inaccurate Accurate but imprecise Accurate and precise

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Measurement Calibration
Standard System
Data Processing
Determining or improving
the accuracy of a
measurement system by
Reference
System Comparison with a standard
Measurand Data Processing

Measurement Comparison with a

System measurement system of
better accuracy.

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Resolution: The smallest change in input value that can be detected from the output.

LOD: Limit of Detection:

LOQ: Limit of Quantification:

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Hysteresis:

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