Semester : SEMESTER 6
Subject : Metrology and Instrumentation
Year : 2019
Term : DECEMBER
Branch : MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Scheme : 2015 Full Time
Course Code : ME 312
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Explain any four applications of the Co-ordinate Measuring Machine.
Differentiate between contact probes and non-contact probes.
Explain any three applications of a machine vision system.
Explain the steps in machine vision.
PART C
Answer any four full questions, each carries 10 marks.
What is the significance of mechanical measurement?
Explain any four methods of measurement.
Explain the various stages in a generalized measuring system.
Explain the terms repeatability and sensitivity.
Explain the static characteristics of a measuring instrument.
How will you quantify parallax error in measurement?
Explain any three dynamic error of an instrument.
What is LVDT and mention the advantages of LVDT
Explain any three classifications of a transducer.
Explain the working of an electrical resistance strain gauge.
How the three component force measurement is carried out by using a piezoelectric
quartz crystal.
Explain the different types of strain gauges
Explain the basic principle of hydraulic load cell.
How the torque measurement is carried out by a rope brake dynamometer.
Explain how vibration is measured by using an accelerometer.
What is radiation pyrometer
List out any two advantages of thermocouple over thermometer.
What is a thermistor?
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