Practical Metrology (FSI-XPT)

Academic year 2025/2026
Supervisor: doc. Ing. Róbert Jankových, CSc.  
Supervising institute: ÚVSSR all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: Czech
Aims of the course unit:

To introduce students to the concepts of metrology and the procedures for the use and selection of measuring instruments and measurement methods.
To teach students the principles of evaluating the applicability and capability of measuring instruments for the required tolerance of geometric characteristics of products.
Theoretical knowledge of metrology from lectures. Practical knowledge of measurement from exercises, processing of values of measured quantities in accordance with geometric requirements for products (ISO GPS). Practical experience with CMM programming.
Learning outcomes and competences:
 
Prerequisites:

Basic knowledge of engineering, mathematics and basic statistics.
Course contents:

This is a course in Engineering Metrology. The course introduces students to metrology in the Czech Republic, the EU and the world, as well as to the principles of measurement with an emphasis on the practical aspect of checking dimensions, distances, geometric tolerances and surface texture evaluation. Special emphasis is given to the problems of 3D measurement and software support of metrological processes in the ISO GPS system.
Teaching methods and criteria:
 
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:

Participation in the exercises, the correctness of the calculations and the student's activity in their processing are prerequisites for the award of credit points.
The examination consists of a written and an oral part. It will be graded according to the ECTS classification level.
Lectures are optional but recommended. Missed laboratory classes can be made up in another study group by arrangement with the teacher of that group or, if excused, at the end of the semester in make-up laboratory classes.
Controlled participation in lessons:
 
Type of course unit:
    Lecture  13 × 2 hrs. optionally                  
    Laboratory exercise  13 × 2 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Lecture

1. Metrology in the Czech Republic, Metrology in the EU, World metrology systems
2. Statistical tools in metrology, calibration of measuring tools
3. Capability of measuring systems
4. Geometrical product specifications (GPS)
5. Size metrology
6. Distance metrology
7. ISO GPS surface texture metrology
8. Geometric tolerances in the ISO GPS system
    Laboratory exercise

1. Laboratory safety, assignment of exercises, requirements for laboratory exercise reports. Assessment of conformity with specification (dimension)
2. Calibration of gauges
3. Verification of conformity with specification - size, distance, geometric tolerances (optical instruments, roundness measuring instruments)
4. Applicability and capability of gauges
5. Surface texture profile parameters
6. Surface Texture Parameters
7. Verification of conformity with specification - size, distance, geometric tolerances (CMM programming) 
Literature - fundamental:
1. BUCHER, Jay L. The Metrology Handbook. 2nd ed. Milwauke, Wis: ASQ Quality Press, 2012. ISBN 978-087-3898-386.
2. DRBÚL, M., ŠAJGALÍK, M. a kol. Strojárska metrológia a kvalita povrchov vytvorených technológiami obrábania. Žilina: Žilinská univerzita v Žiline, 2014, ITMS 22410320051.
3. Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan and Jayaraman Raja. Computational Surface and Roundness Metrology. Berlin: Springer, 2009. ISBN: 978-1-84800-296-8.
4. Gao, W. Metrology. Berlin: Springer, 2019. ISBN 978-981-10-4939-2.
5. CURTIS, Mark A. and Francis T. FARAGO. Handbook of dimensional measurement. Fifth edition. South Norwalk: Industrial Press, 2014. ISBN 978-0-8311-3465-5.
6. MITRA, Amitava. Fundamentals of Quality Control and Improvement, 4th Edition. 4. vydání. USA: WILEY, 2016. ISBN 978-1-118-70514-8.
7. SIMMONS, Colin, Dennis MAGUIRE and Neil PHELPS. Manual of Engineering Drawing. 5. vydání. GB: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2020. ISBN 978-0-12-818482-0.
8.

PETR, Karel. Geometrické tolerance dle ISO GPS. Praha : Verlag Dashöfer, [2019]. ISBN 978-80-7635-019-9.
9.

WHITEHOUSE, David J. Handbook of surface and nanometrology. 2nd ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2011. ISBN 9781420082012.
Literature - recommended:
1. SUGA, N. Metrology Handbook: The Science of Measurement. 1st. edition. Mitutoyo (UK) Ltd., 2007. 260 p. ISBN-13: 978-0955613302.
2.

MEADOWS, James D. Measurement of geometric tolerances in manufacturing. New York: Marcel Dekker, c1998. ISBN 0824701631.
3.

COLOSIMO, Bianca M. Geometric tolerances: impact on product design, quality inspection and statistical process monitoring. London: Springer, 2011. ISBN 978-1-84996-310-7.
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
N-KSB-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr,Ex 5 Compulsory 2 1 W