Seminar Topics on Linear and Angular Measurements

Comparators
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Linear Graduated Measuring Instruments
Steel Rule, How to use scale
Measuring from reference point to measured point,
folding steel rule, accuracy requirements
Graduated Rule accessories, Hooks, Clamping
Shafts, Parallel clamps, foot rests, Square heads
and center finders
Calipers, Firm Joint Calipers
Firm Joint divider and spring calipers
Outside Calipers, inside calipers, Transfer calipers,
Hermaphrodites Calipers, Dial calipers
Surface Plates, materials for surface plate,
manufacture of cast iron surface plates,
Sizes and accuracy of surface plates, principle of
flat surface generation, scraping of flat surfaces,
originating surface plate, finishing flat surfaces by
hand lapping,
Testing flatness of surface plate(only one method),
testing by comparison with a liquid surface, care
and use of surface plates, tool makers flats and
high precision surface plates, high precision surface
plates, glass surface plates, granite surface plates
Angle plates, standard sizes of angle plates, cast
multipurpose angle plates, typical adaptations of
surface plates, method of testing flatness of plate by
comparative method with the surface gauge,
determination of the proportion of bearing area
Cast iron surface plates with handles, cast iron
cubes, V-block, cast iron V-block, bench centres

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Straight edges, accuracy, tool makers straight

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steel or granite straight edges, generation of

straight edge, box straight edge, using a straight
edge
Spirits levels, principle, types of spirit levels
electrical level, electronic precision levels with
digital readout
Combination sets with square head, center head
and non reversible protractor head and blade,
Universal surface gauge, Engineers square,
Engineers parallels
Planers gauge, Radius gauge, Feelers gauge, Angle
Gauge, Engineers taper, Wire and Thickness gauge
Pitch screw gauge, Precision linear measurements,
Characteristics of precision measuring
instruments, Principle of alignment, Principle of
kinematics, Measuring contacts. Selection of
measuring instruments
Vernier instruments, Reading the vernier scale,
Types of vernier calipers, Graduations, Errors in
measurements with vernier calipers, care in use of
vernier calipers,
Precautions in the use of vernier calipers, Digital
caliper, electronic digital Caliper, Distance gauge,
Vernier height gauge, Specification of vernier
height gauges
Description of parts and their requirements,
Precautions, Test for accuracy, Master dial
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Vernier depth gauge, Errors in use of vernier depth

gauge, Combination Depth and Angle Gauge,
Digital length gauges

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Master height gauge, Universal height micrometer,

Electronic digital readout height gauges, Digital
height gauge with statistical production control
Universal measuring instrument
Micrometers, description of various parts and their
specifications, Important Terms, Indian standard
Specifications
Adjusting for wear of threads, wear of measuring
surfaces, Spindle locking arrangement and Ratchet
stop mechanisms, Adjustment for wear of
measuring surfaces, Spindle locking arrangement,
Ratchet stop mechanism, Reading a micrometer,
Cleaning the micrometer, Precautions in using
micrometer
Tests, Accuracy with micrometer measurements,
Inside micrometer calipers, Inside micrometer
Stick micrometer, method of testing internal
micrometers, Micrometer depth gauge, Thread
Micrometer Caliper, Outside micrometer caliper
V-anvil micrometer caliper, Blade type micrometer,
Micrometer for mesasuring for measuring
thickness of cylinder walls, Dial Micrometer
caliper, Bench micrometer
Taper-screw operated internal micrometer, Groove
micrometers, Digital micrometers, Bench
micrometer with Dial comparator, Differential
screw micromter, and Graduated scales.
Instruments for internal measurements, Pin gauge
for larger bores.
Four balls for measuring diameter of bore, Small
bore diameter measurement by a ball on a wire,
Measurement of small bore by a pivoted stylus and
autocollimator.

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Digital measurement equipment, Slip gauges, Basic

forms of slip gauges, Major requirements for slip
gauges, Indian standard on slip gauges.
Permissible errors, Grades of slip gauges, Set of
gauges, Protector blocks, Accumulative error of
slip gauges, Selecting slip gauges for required
dimension, Ceramic slip gauges.
Long series slip gauges and length bars, Adjustible
slip gauges, Manufacture of slip gauges,
Manufacture and generation, Mechanical lapping
of slip gauges, American method of manufacturing
slip gauges.
German method of manufacturing slip gauges,
Calibration, Calibration by interferometry, NPLhilger gauge interferometer.
Determination of length, on line calibration of slip
gauge, Care and use of slip gauges for workshop
and inspection purposes, Slip gauge accessories,
Reference discs, balls and Roller gauges, Step
gauge.
Vernier and optical bevel protractor, Dividing
circles, Optical Dividing Head.
Sine principles and sine bars.
Angle Gauges
Spirit Level, Clinometers
Optical Instruments for angular Measurement :
Autocollimator, Principle of Automator Laser
Interferometer, Photoelectric Microptic
Autocollimator
Optical Instruments for angular Measurement
: Automatic Position Sensing Autocollimator,
autocollimator Accessories, Microptic
Autocollimator, autocollimator Applications,
calibration of Angle Gauges Using Autocollimator,
Angle Dekkor

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Optical Instruments for angular Measurement

: Uses of angle Dekkor in combination with angle
gauges, Constant Deviation Prism.
Circular Division, Rotary Tables, Dividing Head
and circular Tables
Precision Polygons, angle gauge Dividing head, and
Caliper Principle
Calibration of polygons, Calibration of divided
circle, automatic rotary table calibrator.
Taper testing Machine
Introduction to comparator, Need for a comparator, Basic
principle of operation
Uses of comparator, essential characteristics of comparator
and classification
Mechanical comparator, dial indicator
The Johansson comparator
Sigma comparator
Reed type mechanical comparator
Advantages and disadvantages of mechanical comparator
Optical comparator
Mechanical-optical comparator
Advantages and disadvantages of optical comparator
Electrical comparator, and Advantages and disadvantages
electrical comparator
Electronic comparator, and Advantages and disadvantages
electronic comparator
Pneumatic comparator Advantages and disadvantages
Pneumatic comparator
Solex comparator