Definition
According to the “International vocabulary of metrology” (JCGM 200:2012 or “VIM”), resolution is the smallest change in a quantity being measured that causes a perceptible change in the corresponding indication. Resolution can depend on, for example, noise (internal or external) or friction. It may also depend on the value of a quantity being measured.
In a similar way, the resolution of a displaying device is defined as “the smallest difference between displayed indications that can be meaningfully distinguished.”
Theory and Application
In metrology, the term resolution is usually directly associated with the resolution of a sensor or measuring equipment. If resolution is associated with another kind of equipment (e.g., the positioning resolution of a machine), it still has to be asserted/verified with a capable measuring equipment.
In this sense, resolution refers to the smallest feature of the measuring quantity that can be acquired/distinguished (i.e., resolved) with the...
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Schmitt, R.H. (2018). Resolution. In: The International Academy for Produ, Laperrière, L., Reinhart, G. (eds) CIRP Encyclopedia of Production Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35950-7_6593-4
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