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Products Books Analytical Metrology Handbook
Analytical Metrology Handbook 2nd Edition
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Part 1 - Facts and Fallacies Part 1 addresses current facts and fictions relating to uncertainty analysis, risk analysis, interval analysis and SPC for measurement processes. |
Part 2 - Estimating Measurement Uncertainty This part of the handbook discusses various motivations for estimating measurement uncertainty. Methods for estimating uncertainty are described and a systematic procedure for analyzing measurement uncertainty is presented. Part 2 concludes with a discussion of the various uses for uncertainty estimates. Subtopics are listed below. |
Why Estimate Uncertainty? Uncertainty Analysis Fundamentals Estimating Uncertainty Multivariate Uncertainty Analysis |
Expanded Uncertainty Calibration Scenarios Reporting Uncertainty Using Uncertainty Estimates |
Part 3 - Analyzing Measurement Decision Risk Part 3 of the handbook discusses how we use uncertainty estimates, along with other information to develop test and calibration quality metrics that can be useful in making decisions. Chief among these metrics are false accept and false reject risk. Subtopics are listed below. |
Preliminaries Process Level Method Bench Level Methods |
Confidence Level Method The 4:1 Alternative |
Part 4 - Analyzing Calibration Intervals This part of the handbook provides an overview of concepts and methods for estimating and adjusting intervals for measurement and test equipment (MTE). |
Periodic Calibration The Goal of Interval Analysis The Reliability Target |
Reliability Modeling Establishing or Adjusting Intervals Statistical Interval Testing |
Part 5 - Controlling Measurement Processes Part 5 of the handbook discusses the use of statistical process control (SPC) to control measurement processes. |
Preliminaries Measurement Process SPC |
Control Charts |
Part 6 - Interpreting and Using Equipment Specifications Part 6 of the handbook discusses how manufacturer specifications are obtained, interpreted and used to assess MTE performance and reliability. Recommended practices are presented and illustrative examples are given for combining specifications. |
Measuring and Test Equipment Performance Characteristics Obtaining Specifications |
Interpreting Specifications Applying Specifications |
The Authors Dr. Howard Castrup has a B.S. degree in Engineering, a PhD in Solid State Electronics and has been developing advanced measurement science techniques and methods for over forty years. He is one of the founders of uncertainty growth modeling and the originator of statistical measurement process control (SMPC). He is a major contributor to NASA Reference Publication 1342; the principal author of the NCSLI Recommended Practice on Calibration Intervals (RP-1); and has published numerous papers and articles on uncertainty analysis, measurement decision risk analysis, statistical process control, and calibration interval analysis. Dr. Castrup is a member of IEEE, ASQ, Sigma Pi Sigma, AIP, AAPT, and is the chairman of the NCSLI Metrology Practices Committee. Click Here for a list of professional accomplishments.
Ms. Suzanne Castrup has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering and has over thirty years of hands-on experience in calibration and testing, both in the research and production environments. She has tested and evaluated numerous instruments and systems for measuring temperature, pressure, flow rate, mass and heat transfer rate in the petroleum industry and has considerable expertise interpreting and evaluating performance specifications for a wide variety of sensors, transducers and signal conditioners. Ms. Castrup is a member of ASME, ISA and SPE and is currently the chair of the NCSLI Uncertainty Analysis (RP-12) and Measurement Equipment Specifications (RP-5) committees. She has also served as chair of the NCSLI Petroleum Industry Metrology Committee (1990 through 1991). She has published numerous technical papers and holds several U.S. Patents relating to petroleum measurements and thermal recovery processes. Click Here for a list of professional accomplishments. |
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