Program Overview

Program Overview

The " " (Metrology and Unity of Measurements) course is a module of the professional retraining program in " 3D " (Digital Design Systems and 3D Modeling in Mechanical Engineering).

Course Description

The goal of this module is to form general knowledge and develop the competence of specialists in the field of metrology and metrological support of production. It aims to create a professional understanding of basic terms and concepts in the subject area and corresponding skills.

Course Details

• Duration: 40 academic hours
• Schedule: 40 academic hours
• Level of Complexity: Not specified

Knowledge and Skills Acquired

Upon completion of the program, participants should be able to:

• Apply limit deviations of sizes on detail drawings
• Perform designation of form and location tolerances on drawings
• Apply surface roughness designation on drawings
• Measure surface roughness and understand factors affecting measurement results

Participants should know:

• Basic concepts of interchangeability, standardization, and product quality
• Basic concepts of form and location tolerances
• The impact of surface waviness and roughness on the operational properties of nodes and mechanisms
• Basic metrological characteristics of measuring instruments
• Classification of measurement errors
• Measurement errors of gauge instruments

Participants should acquire practical experience in:

• Measuring angular dimensions
• Measuring surface texture parameters
• Selecting measuring instruments

Curriculum

The curriculum includes:

• Linear dimensions
• Interchangeability. Unified system of tolerances and fits
• Form and location tolerances of surfaces
• Surface roughness
• Unity of measurements
• Etalons of verification schemes
• Basic characteristics of measuring instruments
• Measurement errors
• Gauge instruments
• Micrometric instruments and calipers
• Measuring heads and indicators
• Means of measuring internal dimensions
• Measurement of angular dimensions
• Measurement of surface texture parameters
• Methods and means of measuring form and mutual location errors
• Gauges
• Means of active size control
• Selection of measuring instruments
• Certification

Associated Courses and Programs

• (CAD)

• 3D    (Digital Design Systems and 3D Modeling in Mechanical Engineering)

Institution

The program is offered by the (Higher Engineering School) of the - (St. Petersburg Polytechnic University Peter the Great).