P63: Metrology and Properties of Engineering Surfaces #3

Aim

The course aims to provide a basic understanding of contact and non-contacting metrology technologies (line-profiling, areal integrating as well as areal-topography methods) with focus on characterization of surface texture including geometrical form, waviness, roughness and imperfections.

Intended learning outcomes

After completion of the course the course participant should be able to

• understand the possibilities and limitations of the current metrology framework (hardware and software) with practical applications in tribology and quality control.
• understand the basics of line-profiling and areal-topography characterisation techniques concerning pre-processing, filtration, segmentation and parameterisation of engineering surfaces.
• apply various surface characterisation techniques on the own research, and discuss the results.

Course organisation

Three days of lectures and workshops including hands-on applications with different metrology instruments and software for surface analysis. The participants are expected to bring their own samples of interest as measuring objects.

Examination

A successful completion of this course will be evaluated on the following:

• seminar based on the participants’ applied surface characterisation.
• written report based on the surface characterisation and discussion of the individual application.