Statistical and Thermal Physics is a collection of information and resources for teachers of Statistical and Thermal Physics. The resources in this collection are supplements to standard Statistical and Thermal Physics textbooks and include student activities, background information, and applications. The Statistical and Thermal Physics (STP) Collection is designed to enhance the teaching of … [Read more...]
Commissioning a New Sensor
January 27, 2010 By
Original Article dated: Dec 17, 2008 By: G. Raymond Peacock, Temperatures.com Inc. During the past year, I've been discussing some of the best practices required to successfully add a new sensor to your operations. This month, I'll examine the next to the last step in the process: commissioning the sensor. In this phase, you're simply ensuring the sensing device is functioning and will continue … [Read more...]
Get an Expert with Your Sensor
May 15, 2009 By
This eighth essay in a series on Sensorsmag.com. It is reproduced here with permission of SensorsMag a Questex Media Group, Inc. publication. The format has been slightly changed to make it easier to read online. Jul 22, 2008 - by: G. Raymond Peacock, Temperatures.com Inc. - Sensors This is the eighth essay in a series expanding on an article I wrote for Sensors titled "A Twelve-Step Sensor … [Read more...]
Reviewing Error Analysis
March 3, 2009 By
This is the fifth essay in a series expanding on an article I wrote for Sensors (Sensorsmag.com) titled "A Twelve-Step Sensor Selection Checklist." . (Note: It has been modified very slightly to make it more easily read in this format) This month, I'll look at the phase of the sensor selection process in which you review your error analysis. In this step, you decide if a particular sensor … [Read more...]
The Deming Model
February 28, 2009 By
The teachings and experiences of W. Edwards Deming slowly took hold in my learning as I worked for a USA Steel Company in Ohio in the 1980s and '90s. I knew little about Quality Assurance when I first joined the organization, but got involved in their system of Statistical Process Control, that had been dubbed with their own name: "Integrated Process Control" or IPC. Every corporate … [Read more...]
Factors Influencing Measurement and Calibration Uncertainty
February 16, 2009 By
By: G. Raymond Peacock, Temperatures.com Inc. - As published in Sensors This is the third essay in a series expanding on an article I wrote for SensorsMag.com (Oct 23, 2007 ) titled "A Twelve-Step Sensor Selection Checklist". This month's piece deals with the factors that influence measurement and calibration uncertainty. (Note: It has been modified very slightly to make it more easily read … [Read more...]
Research – Measurement – Testing
July 20, 2008 By
While following a web lead the other day I found these most interesting measurement publications on sale at the PTB web site in Germany. Here's some of the text and an image from their pages. Monograph series of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) Braunschweig, Germany - The monograph series serves to present subjects which ensue from, or are closely related to, the activities of … [Read more...]
Deming Vs Dilbert: Background
June 16, 2008 By
To get back into the real sharing activity and intent of this blog to share my experiences with visitors, I plan to begin a series of short stories about my measurement experiences in both a small and large organizations over my multiple careers in R& D, Instrument Marketing and web publishing. In my multifaceted careers I have worked with and in very large, large, small and tiny organizations … [Read more...]
