Doiron, T.
(2013),
Uncertainty of Calibration of Instruments, a Simple Example in Dimensional Metrology, NCSL International Conference, Nashville, TN
(Accessed May 9, 2025)
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Uncertainty of Calibration of Instruments, a Simple Example in Dimensional Metrology
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How is the calibration of a micrometer using gage blocks different from using a micrometer to calibrate gage blocks? In the measurement community there seems to be a lot of confusion about which characteristics of an instrument go into the uncertainty budget for calibrating that instrument. This talk will discuss this issue for a standard hand micrometer, and show that given a set of gage blocks and micrometer readings, the uncertainty is exceedingly different depending on which is the standard and which is the instrument under test.Proceedings Title
NCSL International Conference
Conference Dates
July 14-18, 2013
Conference Location
Nashville, TN
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Conferences
Keywords
dimensional metrology, uncertainty, instrument under test, micrometer
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Created May 13, 2013, Updated December 5, 2017