Title :
Metrological management of large-scale measuring systems
Author :
Carullo, Alessio
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elletronica, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Abstract :
A quality-assurance model is proposed in this paper that is conceived with the aim of correctly managing large scale measuring systems in a sustainable way. Such systems are made up of interconnected hardware devices and software programs that are distributed over a large area and that act as single measuring systems. The proposed model is based on a network-assisted calibration procedure, which allows both hardware and software sections of a large scale measuring system to be contemporaneously verified. Such a calibration procedure requires the availability of programmable traveling standards, which are sent to each measuring unit and are remotely controlled through the Internet. An application example is also described that refers to the metrological confirmation of DAQ-board based measuring systems.
Keywords :
Internet; calibration; computerised instrumentation; interconnected systems; measurement systems; quality assurance; DAQ-board based measuring systems; Internet; interconnected hardware devices; interconnected system; large area distribution; large-scale measuring systems; measurement systems; metrological management; network-assisted calibration; programmable traveling standards; quality-assurance model; remote controlling; software programs; Application software; Area measurement; Calibration; Hardware; Internet; Large-scale systems; Measurement standards; Measurement units; Quality management; Software measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2004. IMTC 04. Proceedings of the 21st IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8248-X
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2004.1351004
