<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The specific features of the measuring instruments verification based on the results of their calibration are considered. It is noted that, in contrast to the verification procedure used in the legal metrology, the verification procedure for calibrated measuring instruments has to take into account the uncertainty of measurements into account. In this regard, a large number of measuring instruments, considered as those that are in compliance after verification in the legal metrology, turns out to be not in compliance after calibration. In this case, it is necessary to evaluate the probability of compliance of indicating measuring instruments. The procedure of compliance probability determination on the basis of the Monte Carlo method is considered. An example of calibration of a Vernier caliper is given.</p></abstract>

The specific features of the measuring instruments verification based on the results of their calibration are considered. It is noted that, in contrast to the verification procedure used in the legal metrology, the verification procedure for calibrated measuring instruments has to take into account the uncertainty of measurements into account. In this regard, a large number of measuring instruments, considered as those that are in compliance after verification in the legal metrology, turns out to be not in compliance after calibration. In this case, it is necessary to evaluate the probability of compliance of indicating measuring instruments. The procedure of compliance probability determination on the basis of the Monte Carlo method is considered. An example of calibration of a Vernier caliper is given.

Verification of the Indicating Measuring Instruments Taking into Account their Instrumental Measurement Uncertainty

Measurement Science Review

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The specific features of the measuring instruments verification based on the results of their calibration are considered. It is noted that, in contrast to the...

Verification of the Indicating Measuring Instruments Taking into Account their Instrumental Measurement Uncertainty

Published Online: Nov 22, 2017

Page range: 269 - 272

Received: Sep 09, 2017

Accepted: Nov 13, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msr-2017-0033

Keywords
Probability of compliance, uncertainty of measurement, calibration, verification, uncertainty budget, maximum permissible error

© by Igor Zakharov

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Verification of the Indicating Measuring Instruments Taking into Account their Instrumental Measurement Uncertainty

Published Online: Nov 22, 2017

Page range: 269 - 272

Received: Sep 09, 2017

Accepted: Nov 13, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msr-2017-0033

KeywordsProbability of compliance, uncertainty of measurement, calibration, verification, uncertainty budget, maximum permissible error

© by Igor Zakharov

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Probability of compliance, uncertainty of measurement, calibration, verification, uncertainty budget, maximum permissible error