Metrology Legal and Industrial (FSI-9MLV)

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

The aim of the subject “Metrology Legal and Industrial “ is the acquisition of theoretical and practical knowledge of legal and industrial metrology in a way, that enables the PhD students to independently solve scientific tasks in the area.
The student will gain extensive and complex knowledge of legal and industrial metrology, which will enable them to solve related problems in industrial practice with erudition.
Learning outcomes and competences:
 
Prerequisites:

Knowledge of the fundamentals of metrology, engineering and materials is assumed, as is knowledge of physics and applied statistics.
Course contents:

The course focuses on the mastery of metrology in industrial enterprises, with emphasis on the functional control of products and the organisational and technical design of control processes. Students will learn the principles of calibration and verification of various types of measuring instruments. Students will also understand the rules for measuring and evaluating sizes and distances of industrial products, measuring and evaluating deviations in form, orientation, location, run-out and texture evaluation of functional surfaces. Students will be able to formulate requirements for gauges in specific applications and the criteria for evaluating the performance of test and calibration laboratories in industry.
Teaching methods and criteria:
 
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:

Examination in the area of the problem according to the syllabus and its application in the semester work.
The course is conducted in the form of lectures and consultations, with controlled participation.
Controlled participation in lessons:
 
Type of course unit:
    Lecture  10 × 2 hrs. optionally                  
Course curriculum:
    Lecture

1. Principles of metrology
2. Statistical tools in metrology
3. Calibration of instruments
4. Verification of instruments (legal metrology)
5. Functional inspection
6. ISO GPS dimension and distance measurement
7. Measurement of geometric tolerance parameters in the ISO GPS system 
8. Surface texture
9. Special measuring instruments in industry
10. Testing laboratories in industry
Literature - fundamental:
1. BUCHER, Jay L., ed. The Metrology Handbook. 2nd ed. Milwauke, Wis: ASQ Quality Press, 2012. ISBN 978-087-3898-386.
2. LEACH, R., ed. Optical measurement of surface topography. Berlin: Springer, 2011. ISBN 978-364-2120-114.
3. WHITEHOUSE, D. J. Handbook of surface and nanometrology. 2nd ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2011. ISBN 978-1-4200-8201-2.
4. SŁADEK, Jerzy A. Coordinate metrology: accuracy of systems and measurements. Heidelberg: Springer, 2016. ISBN 978-3-662-48463-0.
5. Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan and Jayaraman Raja. Computational Surface and Roundness Metrology. Berlin: Springer, 2009. ISBN: 978-1-84800-296-8.
6. DRBÚL, M., ŠAJGALÍK, M. a kol. Strojárska metrológia a kvalita povrchov vytvorených technológiami obrábania. Žilina: Žilinská univerzita v Žiline, 2014. ITMS 22410320051.
Literature - recommended:
1. 1. WHITEHOUSE, David. Surfaces and their measurement. [Online-Ausg.]. London: HPS, 2002. ISBN 978-190-3996-010.
2. CZICHOS, H., SAITO, T. a SMITH, L. E., ed. Springer handbook of metrology and testing. 2nd ed. Berlin: Springer, 2011. ISBN 978-3642166402.
3. FARAGO, F. T. a CURTIS, M.A., Handbook of dimensional measurement. 3. ed., 1. print. New York, NY: Industrial Press, 1994. ISBN 08-311-3053-9.
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
D-KPI-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- DrEx 0 Recommended course 3 1 W