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Analytical Metrology Handbook

2nd Edition

 

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This document ($35 USD) is intended as a quick-reference handbook of topics in  measurement uncertainty analysis, measurement decision risk analysis, calibration interval analysis, measurement process control, and interpreting and applying measurement equipment specifications.  This handbook is a must for anyone that makes measurements or manages measurement technology.

 

 

 
    Table of Contents

  • Foreword

  • Table of Contents

  • Acronyms

  • Part 1 - Facts and Fallacies

  • Part 2 - Estimating Measurement Uncertainty

  • Part 3 - Analyzing Measurement Decision Risk

  • Part 4 - Analyzing Calibration Intervals

  • Part 5 - Controlling Measurement Processes

  • Part 6 - Interpreting and Using Equipment Specifications

  • References and Suggested Reading

 

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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