Modern Measurements

Fundamentals and Applications
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-118-17131-8
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 762 g

This book is a collection of chapters linked together by a logical framework aimed at exploring the modern role of the measurement science in both the technically most advanced applications and in everyday life

- Provides a unique methodological approach to understanding modern measurements
- Important methods and devices are presented in a synthetic and easy-to-understand way
- Includes end-of-chapter exercises and solutions

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ferrero, Alessandro

Petri, Dario

Carbone, Paolo

Catelani, Marcantonio

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Mess- und Automatisierungstechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technische Instrumentierung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PREFACE xv

ACRONYMS xvii

I FUNDAMENTALS 1

1 MEASUREMENT MODELS AND UNCERTAINTY 3
Alessandro Ferrero and Dario Petri

1.1 Introduction 3

1.2 Measurement and Metrology 4

1.3 Measurement Along the Centuries 5

1.3.1 Measurement in Ancient Greece 6

1.3.2 Measurement in the Roman Empire 6

1.3.3 Measurement in the Renaissance Period 7

1.3.4 Measurement in the Modern Age 8

1.3.5 Measurement Today 9

1.4 Measurement Model 10

1.4.1 A First Measurement Model 11

1.4.2 A More Complex Measurement Model 16

1.4.3 Final Remarks 19

1.5 Uncertainty in Measurement 20

1.5.1 The Origin of the Doubt 21

1.5.2 The Different Effects on the Measurement Result 23

1.5.3 The Final Effect 25

1.6 Uncertainty Definition and Evaluation 27

1.6.1 The Error Concept and Why it Should be Abandoned 28

1.6.2 Uncertainty Definition: The GUM Approach 29

1.6.3 Evaluating Standard Uncertainty 31

1.6.4 The Combined Standard Uncertainty 35

1.7 Conclusions 39

Further Reading 40

References 41

Exercises 41

2 THE SYSTEM OF UNITS AND THE MEASUREMENT STANDARDS 47
Franco Cabiati

2.1 Introduction 47

2.2 Role of the Unit in the Measurement Process 48

2.3 Ideal Structure of a Unit System 50

2.4 Evolution of the Unit Definition 52

2.5 The SI System of Units 53

2.6 Perspectives of Future SI Evolution 59

2.7 Realization of Units and Primary Standards 62

2.7.1 Meter Realization and Length Standards 65

2.7.2 Kilogram Realization and Mass Standards: Present Situation 66

2.7.3 Kilogram Realization: Future Perspective 67

2.7.4 Realization of the Second and Time Standards 69

2.7.5 Electrical Unit Realizations and Standards: Present Situation 71

2.7.6 Electrical Units Realization and Standards: Future Perspective 76

2.7.7 Kelvin Realization and Temperature Standards: Present Situation 78

2.7.8 Kelvin Realization and Temperature Standards: Future Perspective 79

2.7.9 Mole Realization: Present Situation 80

Über Autor(innen)

Alessandro Ferrero is a Professor at the Polytechnic University of Milan. He is a Fellow of the IEEE.

Dario Petri is a Professor at the University of Trento. He is a Fellow of the IEEE.

Paolo Carbone is a Professor at the University of Perugia. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and editor-in-chief of the international journal, ACTA IMEKO.

Marcantonio Catelani is a Professor at the University of Florence. He is a member of the IEEE and Chair of IMEKO TC10 Technical diagnostics.