Alexandria University Faculty of Engineering Production Engineering Department January 2013 ‘Advanced Measurement Systems (PE444) Fourth year Examination Time: 3 Hour Sols 238 26 3 ‘The Use of External Material is Not Permitted Question 1 (24 Marks) With the aid of neat drawing, explain in i each of the following: ‘a. One application for each of the following laser-based measurement system components i- Polarizers. ii- Neutral density filters. ii Spatial filters. iv- Position sensing detectors. b. How to evaluate the number, relative size, and location of a number of defects on a workpiece surface c. One advantage of coordinate measurements over edge measurements and pin to datum gauging. 4. The types (components) of Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM) core software. e, Impact of applying Virtual Metrology (VM) on the variability of a manufacturing process f, What is meant by fiber waveguides, Question 2 (6 Marks) A diffractive measurement system is used to measure the diameter of a thin wire during wire drawing i The table below lists the linear distance between the undiffracted spot (n=0) and the 2” diffracted spot (n=2) of the diffraction pattern at various time intervals. {Time Interval(t) | ti [2 3 | 4 ae en | 256.25 [253.05 | 254.75 | 251.55 | 253.35 | 256.45 | 252.15 | 256.75 The distance between the wire and the undiffracted spot is 2000 mm and the laser beam wavelength used in measurement is 0.633 jum, Evaluate the maximum variation recorded in the wire diameter. Question 3 (15 Marks) a. State how to calibrate a block gauge using interferometry. b. In an experiment for the calibration of a block gauge of nominal height = 10.000 mm. The following are the values of the observed fractions for three Cadmium radiations; Red, Green, and Violet and for the different wavelengths (2): Radiation Color | Wavelength (2), um _| Observed Fraction Red 0.6438 l 0.70 Green| 0.5086 0.23 Violet | 0.4678 0.98 Evaluate the value of error in the height of the block gauge. Question 4 (15 Marks) ‘a. What are the main phases of a measuring system? State the role of each phase. b. State and explain the main parameters used for the evaluation of the dynamic characteristics of a measuring instrument. +0.006 c. For balls of size 10+0.000 mm used in a ball bearing assembly, show by neat sketches the principle of automatic gauging and sorting system used for the inspection and sorting of the balls. Page 1 of 1 Examiners: Professor: M. N. Damir, Professor: A. M. Khalil and committee