The present disclosure provides a system and method for real-time visualization of a material during ultrasonic non-destructive testing. The system includes a graphical user interface (GUI) capable of showing a three-dimensional (3-D) image of a composite laminate constructed of a series of two-dimensional (2-D) cross sections. The GUI is capable of displaying the 3-D image as each additional 2-D cross section is scanned by an ultrasonic testing apparatus in real time or near real time, including probable defect regions that contain a flaw such as a hole, crack, wrinkle, or foreign object within the composite. Furthermore, in one embodiment, the system includes an artificial intelligence capable of highlighting defect areas within the 3-D image in real time or near real time and providing data regarding each defect area, such as the depth, size, and/or type of each defect.

A scanning device is provided. The scanning device includes a frame having a first portion and a second portion pivotably coupled to the first frame portion. The scanning device also has a first set of wheels coupled with the first frame portion and a second set of wheels coupled with the second frame portion. In addition, the scanning device has a rail movably disposed on the first frame portion that includes a channel and a rail along with a rail arm coupled with the channel. The scanning device has a sensor assembly that includes sensor forks, a sensor coupled with the sensor forks and a sensor arm. The sensor arm is coupled with the sensor forks and with the rail arm. In addition, the sensor is adjustable between a first position and a second position via the rail.

The invention relates to an ultrasound imaging method for imaging a part (1), characterized by the implementation of the following steps: selecting a first sub-region ({tilde over (Z)}) of the part from a first image (I.sup.A(Z)) of a region (Z) of the part (1), determining, for each point of the first selected sub-region ({tilde over (Z)}), the times of flight (T.sub.ij.sup.A({tilde over (Z)})) corresponding to the paths according to a first reconstruction mode (A) going through the point from a transmitter i to a receiver j for a set of M*N transmitter-receiver couples of an ultrasound signal; determining a second sub-region of the part, a point (P) of the region belonging to the second sub-region when a time of flight (T.sub.ij.sup.B(P)) of the path according to a second reconstruction mode (B) going through the point (P) from a transmitter i to a receiver j of said set of M*N transmitter-receiver couples coincides with a time of flight (T.sup.A({tilde over (Z)})) of a path according to the first reconstruction mode from a transmitter to a receiver from the transmitter i to the receiver j going through one of the points of the first selected sub-region.

Systems and methods are provided for non-destructive inspection of an interior of a vessel filled with a liquid.

The present invention is related to techniques for the inspection of joints and repairs in pipelines. In this scenario, the present invention provides a method for the inspection of joints in composite pipes and of composite repairs in metal pipelines, comprising the steps of (i) emitting a series of acoustic wave pulses, at different frequencies, from a collar of acoustic transducers (4) positioned at a predetermined distance from the joint (5) or repair (1) to be inspected, (ii) recording, during a time interval subsequent to the emission, the echoes of the wave displacements up to the repair or joint in each of the transducers of the collar of acoustic transducers (4) in the form of A-Scan, and (iii) generating a planarized C-Scan image, by means of the CSM method, for each pulse emission frequency from the collar of acoustic transducers (4). The invention further provides a system for the inspection of joints in composite pipes and of composite repairs in metal pipelines associated with the method described above.

A method for inspecting an object by ultrasound for detecting a wall thickness or defects of the object, wherein at least one ultrasonic pulse is transmitted into the object on a first position on an object's surface, the ultrasonic pulse is received on a second position on an object's surface possibly by propagating directly towards the second position along the surface or possibly as a result of reflection and/or diffractions of the pulse so that more than one pulse being received at different time and wherein a data signal is generated representing the received pulses and the associated moments in time wherein these pulses are received wherein the step is repeated for other positions and wherein the data signals are processed for generating processed signals to obtain a To FD image, wherein the processing for obtaining the processed data signals comprises at least three processing steps.

A method and software system for flaw identification, grouping and sizing for fatigue life assessment for rotors used in turbines and generators. The method includes providing ultrasonic data of a plurality of rotor slices and providing volume reconstruction of the ultrasonic data. The method also includes providing in-slice identification, grouping and sizing of flaw indications in the rotor based on the volume reconstruction. Further, the method includes providing inter-slice identification, grouping and sizing of the flaw indications based on the in-slice flaw indications and providing flaw location and size information. The method can be used in both phased-array and A-scan inspections.

Systems and methods for high-speed non-destructive inspection of a half- or full-barrel-shaped workpiece, such as a barrel-shaped section of an aircraft fuselage. Such workpieces can be scanned externally using a mobile (e.g., translating) arch gantry system comprising a translatable arch frame disposed outside the fuselage section, a carriage that can travel along a curved track carried by the arch frame, a radially inward-extending telescopic arm having a proximal end fixedly coupled to the carriage, and an NDI sensor unit coupled to a distal end of the telescoping arm. The stiffeners of the fuselage sections can be scanned using a mobile scanner platform disposed inside the fuselage section, which platform comprises a radially outward-extending telescopic arm rotatably coupled to a mobile (e.g., holonomic or linear motion) platform and an NDI sensor unit coupled to a distal end of the telescoping arm. The scan data is matched with position data acquired using any one of a plurality of tracking systems to enable the display of NDI features/flaws on a three-dimensional representation of the workpiece.

Systems, devices, and methods are provided for selecting a precise value within a large value range. Data received by an ultrasonic inspection device can include a range of values associated with one or more parameters to be configured for performing ultrasonic inspection of a test object. A control in a user interface of the ultrasonic testing device can be provided and can include a display portion displaying one or more parameters and one or more values within the range of values associated with the one or more parameters. The control can also include an interactive portion configured to receive a plurality of inputs. Based on the inputs, a selected value associated with a first parameter can be determined. The selected value associated with the first parameter can be displayed as a static display within the display portion of the control.

The present disclosure is generally directed to a method for driving an ultrasonic transducer. The method includes coupling a driving electrode and a ground electrode of the ultrasonic transducer to a power supply and a ground, respectively, during a first time period based on a received drive signal. The method further includes decoupling the driving electrode and the ground electrode of the ultrasonic transducer from the power supply and the ground, respectively, to float the driving electrode and the ground electrode of the ultrasonic transducer during a second time period based on the received drive signal to store a charge between the driving electrode to the ground electrode.