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Chapter - 1 Introduction To Instrumentation Measurement Lecture 2
Chapter - 1 Introduction To Instrumentation Measurement Lecture 2
By
Prof. Santos Kumar Das
1/21/2022 1
Outlines
◼ Standard of measurement
◼ Standard Bodies
◼ Calibration
◼ Application of measurement and instrumentation
◼ Static and Dynamic Characteristics of Instruments
Reproducibility
Repeatability
Resolution
Threshold
Drift
Stability
Tolerance
Range or span
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1/21/2022
Static and Dynamic Characteristics of Instruments
◼ Accuracy
It is the degree of closeness with which the reading approaches the true
value of the quantity to be measured.
Accuracy = (True Value – Measured)/(True Value)
The accuracy can be expressed in following ways:
◼ Point accuracy:
Output
Sensitivity =
Input Q _ Point