Apparatus and methods for ultrasonic inspection of elongated composite members in a single scan pass using pulse echo phased arrays operating in a bubbler method. The system concept is fully automated by integrating an inspection NDI probe assembly to a robot and using the robot to move the inspection NDI probe assembly along the part (i.e., outside of an inspection tank); and by integrating tooling fixtures that move out of the way as the inspection NDI probe assembly travels along the length of the part during the inspection. In addition, the system allows for generally elongated composite members having lengthwise variation in shape, curvature and dimensions.

The invention relates to a method for detecting defects of at least one metal wire of a set of metal wires, in particular in a cable, the method including: a step of emitting a high-frequency ultrasound signal around a so-called specific frequency in the metal wire; a step of reflecting said ultrasound signal in the metal wire; and a step of receiving the reflected ultrasound signal. The emitted ultrasound signal enables the energisation of at least one high-frequency wave capable of propagating in a longitudinal direction of the metal wire and having a phase velocity that is slightly higher than a compression volume wave velocity in the metal from which the metal wire is made.

The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for inspecting an elongated tube-like object. The apparatus comprises a body (1, 2) for moving along the elongated tube-like object by clamping the object; and a sensor frame (15, 15b, 15c) supporting one or more sensors (20) for measuring a state indication property. One or more one or more body-to-sensor-frame connections (39, 40, 43, 72b, 72c) connect the sensor frame (15, 15b, 15c) to the body (1, 2), wherein the one or more body-to-sensor-frame connections (39, 40, 43, 72b, 72c) are arranged to allow an adjustable relative position between the sensor frame and the body, while the sensor frame can position itself with respect to the tube.

Methods, systems, and devices for solid axle testing are provided.

An ultrasonic matrix phased array inspection system can include a plurality of curved matrix phased array probes surrounding a test chamber through which a longitudinal test object passes. Fluid injectors can provide a rotating fluid jacket around the longitudinal test object to ultrasonically couple the plurality of curved matrix phased array probes to the longitudinal test object. The plurality of curved matrix phased array probes can remain in a fixed position during inspection and can inspect the longitudinal test object by transmitting ultrasonic sound waves at various angles to identify flaws of any orientation.

An ultrasonic flaw detector for performing flaw detection of a circumferential defect on a surface of a steel pipe is configured such that only a surface wave probe configured to transmit a surface wave to the surface of the steel pipe is provided as a probe for transmitting an ultrasonic wave to the steel pipe and a position of the surface wave probe is fixed in a state where a surface wave transmission direction of the surface wave probe is in parallel with a pipe axis direction of the steel pipe.

A method of testing a part includes placing a first member on a part to be tested. A second member is placed on an opposed surface of the part. One of the members has an ultrasonic transmitter and the other has an ultrasonic receiver. At least one of the members has at least one magnetic element and the other has at least one of a magnetic element or a ferromagnetic metallic element which is attracted to magnets. One of the members moves along the surface of the part such that magnetic attraction causes the other to move along the opposed surface of the part with the one of the members. A controller causes an ultrasonic signal to be sent from the transmitter through the part to be tested which is received by the receiver and then analyzed by an ultrasonic testing machine.

A method including control of M emission transducers for L successive ultrasound plane wave emissions having L different emission angles, control of N reception transducers for simultaneously receiving N measurement time signals for each emission and reconstitution of an imaged zone by calculating, at each point, a value resulting from a processing of the measurement time signals received. The reconstitution of the imaged zone includes calculating LN flight times, LL, each flight time t.sub.l,n being the time taken for the l-th plane wave, the emission zone of which includes the point considered, where 1lL, to be received by the n-th reception transducer, where 1nN, passing through the point considered according to a predetermined propagation mode, and coherent summing LN instantaneous values taken, respectively, by the LN measurement time signals received corresponding to the L emissions, at the LN flight times.

Chirp waves generated in a transmitting/receiving unit is supplied to ultrasonic sensors. Signals output from the ultrasonic sensors are supplied to the transmitting/receiving unit and summed in a signal processing/recording unit. The signal processing/recording unit performs mutual correlation processing between the summed signals and the chirp waves and calculates a peak generation time difference. Necessity of exchanging a pipe is determined by calculating and recording the thickness of a pipe from the calculated time difference and calculating a difference between thicknesses measured in the past and the present.

To acquire information relating to degradation of a pipe on the basis of information that can be acquired using a simple method. The analysis device according to one embodiment is provided with: a determining unit for determining whether or not the accuracy of a pipe network model based on information that includes a parameter that changes in value in accordance with degradation of a pipe satisfies a predetermined criterion; and a derivation unit for deriving information relating to degradation of the pipe, based on the parameter, if the accuracy satisfies the predetermined criterion.