Measurement Uncertainty

© De Gruyter

Gerald Gerlach, Klaus-Dieter Sommer
Measurement Uncertainty
Concise and Practical – For Engineers and Scientists

de Gruyter Oldenbourg 2024

ISBN 978-3-11-050023-3
e-ISBN (PDF) 978-3-11-050026-4
e-ISBN (EPUB) 978-3-11-049754-0

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Table of Contents

Part I: Fundamentals
1 Measurement
1.1 What Is Measurement?
1.2 Imperfections in Measurements
2 Example: Measuring Height
3 Measurement System and Model of Measurement
4 Objective: Determining the Best Estimate and Measurement Uncertainty
5 Examples of Measurement Uncertainties Due to Limited Knowledge
6 Procedure for Determining Measurement Uncertainty
7 Measurement uncertainty budget
8 Special Case: Small Number of Repeated Measurements
9 Computer-Aided Measurement Uncertainty Determination: GUM Workbench
10 Application of Measurement Uncertainty to Conformity Assessment

Part II: Examples
11 Determination of the Body Mass Index
12 Measurement of the Pendulum Length of a String Pendulum
13 Measurement of the period of a string pendulum
14 Measurement of Gravitational Acceleration Using a Pendulum
15 Measuring the Modulus of Elasticity of a Rod Using a Series of Measurements
16 Calibration of a parallel-end gauge
17 Calibration of a non-automatic electronic precision balance
18 Measurement uncertainty of a vernier caliper
19 Measuring Length Using a Vernier Caliper
20 Voltage measurement using a digital voltmeter
21 Current Measurement
22 Transducer with a thermocouple
23 Measurement of atmospheric pressure using an absolute pressure sensor
24 Magnetic field measurement

Part III: Appendices
25 Limit Values for Measurement Errors of Measuring Instruments and Standard Measures
References