Angular Measurement
• No absolute standard is required for angular measurement.
• Units of measurement
– Degrees (°): defined as 1/360 of a circle
– Radians (rad): defined as 1/(2π) of a circle.
• 1 radian = 57.29578°
Angular Measurement
Common Instruments Used:
• Protractors
• Sine Bars & Sine Centers
• Angle Gauges
• Spirit Level
• Autocollimator
• Angle Dekkor
Universal Bevel Protractor
• Construction: It consists of – Main scale is graduated in degrees
& rotates with the rotation of the adjustable blade.
– Vernier scale is divided into twelve equal parts on each side of zero.
– Acute angle attachment
• Accuracy: Upto 5 minutes. Least count on Main scale = 10
24 div of VS = 46 div on MS
or 1/12th of 230
LC of bevel protractor
= 2- (23/12) = 1/12
Optical Bevel Protractor
• It has a glass circle fitted inside the main body
• Glass circle is divided into 10’ throughout its 3600.
• Provision for magnification is available.
• By approximation, it may read upto 2’.
Sine Bars
• Hardened and precision ground tools used for:– Measuring known angles or locating any work to a
given angle.
– Checking of unknown angles.
• Used in conjunction with slip gauges and dial indicator.
• Depending on the accuracy they may be – Grade A: 0.01 mm/m of length
– Grade B: 0.02 mm/m of length
Sine Bar: Construction
• Made of high carbon, high chromium corrosion resistant steel hardened ground and stabilized
• Two accurately lapped rollers of the same diameter are located a fixed distance apart.
• Surface of sine bar is parallel to the center lines of the plug/rollers.
• Sine bars sizes: of 100, 200, 250, 300 mm
• Holes are drilled in the body for easy handling andreduced weight
Sine Bar: Principle
• If sine bar is the hypotenuse of right angled triangle and h the height of slip gauges as shown in Figure
h = Height in mm
L = Center distance in mm
Sinθ = Opp / Hyp = (h/ L)
Use of Sine Bar
Sine Bar: Types
Sine Bar Error • Accuracy of an angle set by a sine bar depends on:
– Error in spacing of roller centers (dL)
– error in or errors in combination of slip gauges (dh)
• The height of slip gauge combination (h) required to set angle (ϴ) is given by:
h = L sin ϴ
Partial differentiation of the above equation yields:
dh/dϴ = (sin ϴ) (dL /dϴ) + L cos ϴ
or dh = (sin ϴ) dL + (L cos ϴ) dϴ
or dϴ = tan ϴ ((dh/h) - (dL /L))
• As the angle increases, the error (dϴ) in the angular measurement increases. Above 45 °, the graph for dϴ vs. ϴ rises sharply, so a sine bar is never used beyond 45°.
Limitation of Sine Bar
• Sine bars are not used beyond 450 because:
– It is difficult to handle & position on slip gauges.
– Large angular error may result due to slight error in length.
– Long gauge stacks are not as accurate as short ones
– Different deformation is observed at the two rollers because at large angles, weight load gets shifted towards the fulcrum roller
Sine Centers
• Useful for testing of conical work up to 60°.
• Centers ensure correct alignment of the work piece.
Sine Plate
• Allow angles to be measured and set in each of two orthogonal planes.
• A work piece is secured to the top plate and the bottom plate is secured to a machine tool table using clamps or a magnetic chuck.
Sine Bar: Advantages& Disadvantages
Advantages
• Used for accurate & precise angular measurement.
• It is cheap.
Disadvantages
• Application is limited for a fixed center distance between two plugs or rollers.
• It is fairly reliable till about 150. But inaccuracies increase with increase in angles.
Angle Gauges
Wedge shaped block used as standards for
angle measurement.
Large number of combinations by adding or
subtracting gauges are possible
Nominal angles of combination angle gaugesDegrees 1 3 9 27 41
Minutes 1 3 9 27
Seconds 3 6 18 30
• Square block is also available
Angle Gauges
Spirit Level• Used for measuring small angle or inclinations and also enable the
position of a surface to be determined with respect to the horizontal. • It consists of a sealed glass tube that is:
– Nearly filled with ether & contains a bubble of ether vapors– Ground on its inside surface to a convex form with a large radius of
curvature R – A scale is engraved on the glass at the top of the tube.
• The glass tube is set in the base and adjusted in such a way that when the base is horizontal the bubble rests at the center of the scale which is engraved on the glass.
Spirit Level• Principle: When the base of the level
is moved out of the horizontal, the bubble moves along the scale. Thus,
l = Rα = Rh/L(For small values of α)
• Thus sensitivity of the level increases as – Radius of curvature (R)increases
– Length of the base (L) decreases
• Scale division values:– For precise measurements: 4 to 10
– For ordinary purposes: 10 to 40
• Very sensitive to variation in surroundings temperature
Types of Spirit Level (Contd.)According to BS 1958, three types of spirit levels are recommended.• Type 1.:
– It has an unrelieved flat base of steel, hardened and lapped. – The base length of spirit level varies between 100 to 200 mm.– Effective length of the level can be varied by wringing two gauge
blocks on the base at the desired distance apart.
• Type 2 – It is mounted in cast iron or steel body, having a base formed with
feet bearing surfaces at the two ends (middle portion being relieved).
– Base length 250-500 mm– The bearing surface may be plain or contain a longitudinal 120° V-
groove for use on cylindrical surfaces.
• Type 3:– It is a square block level about 200 mm square and made of cast
iron. – The four bearing surfaces are flat and may have the middle portion
relieved. Alternatively, the base and one adjacent-surface may contain a longitudinal 120° vee groove for use on cylindrical surfaces in which case a short cross-level is provided.
Reading level
Figure : Readings a spirit level
Clinometer• A special case of the application of
spirit level.• Uses:
– Checking angular faces, and relief angles on large cutting tools and milling cutter inserts.
– For setting inclinable table on jig boring; machines and angular work on grinding machines etc.
• In some clinometers, a graduated circle is supported on accurate ball bearings such that when released, it always takes up the position relative to the true vertical. The reading is taken against the circle to an accuracy of 1 second with the aid of Vernier.
• Reading up-to 1′ is possible
VERNIER CLINOMETER
Autocollimator
An optical instrument used for the measurement of small angular differences.
It is essentially an infinity telescope and a collimator combined into one instrument.
Principle
• When light from a point source (placed at the principal focus) passes through a collimating lens, it emerges as a parallel beam of light.
• If this beam strikes a plane reflector normal to the optical axis, it will be reflected back along its own path and focussed at the same point O.
• However, if the reflector is tilted by an angle θ, then the reflected rays makes an angle 2*θ and converges at point O’.
OO’ = (2* θ)*(f)where f is focal length
Autocollimator (Cond.)
• Sensitivity and angular measuring range depend on focal length and the effective aperture.
• A large separation might cause the reflected rays to completely miss the lens and no image will be formed.
• A cross line target graticule is positioned at the focal plane of telescope objective.
• Rays of light reach the objective via beam splitter and are projected from objective as parallel.
• A proportion of the returned light passes straight through the beam splitter and the return image of the target crossline is therefore visible through the eyepiece.
• The linear displacement of the graticule image is measured by an eyepiece graticule , optical micrometer or electronic detector system , scaled directly in angular units.
• Visual Autocollimator– Reflected image of a pinhole light source gives the displacement.
– Resolution: 3-5” over a distance of 1.5m
• Digital Autocollimator– An electronic photo-detector detects the reflected light.
– Output may be transferred to a data acquisition system
– Resolution up-to 0.01 arc-second
• Laser Auto-collimator– Ideal for measuring angles of small objects (1mm diameter)
– Long measuring range (15m or more)
– Better accuracy
– Can be used for non- mirror finish surface.
• Measurement of straightness and flatness.
• Precise angular indexing in conjuction with polygons.
• Comparative measurement using master angles.
• Assessment of squareness and parallelism of components.
• Measurement of small linear dimensions.
Angle Dekkor• Used as a comparator• Working
– Image of an illuminated scale in the focal plane of the collimating lens is projected as a parallel beam by the collimating lens after striking a reflector.
– In the field of view of microscope, another datum scale is fixed across the center of screen.
– Changes in angular position of the reflector in two planes are indicated by changes in the point of intersection of the two scales.
• Accuracy: up-to 1’.• It is used in combination with angle
gauges to.– Measure angle of a component– For precise angular setting for machining
operations.– Checking the sloping angle of a V-block
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