Patent classifications
G01N23/043
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONOCHROMATIC X-RAY GAS EXCITATION BOND INSPECTION
A system and method for determining the strength of a bond joining a composite structure is provided. The system includes a gas gun produces a short gas pulse directed normal to a surface of the composite structure and that creates a compression wave through the composite structure; a monochromatic x-ray system produces a monochromatic x-ray that is incident at an angle to the surface and that passes through the composite structure; a scintillator screen receives transmitted x-rays that pass through the composite structure; a mirror receives and magnifies radiation emitted from the scintillator screen; a detector receives the radiation from the scintillator screen; an electronic processor configured to process the radiation detected by the detector; and a synchronization controller configured to synchronize operation of the gas gun, the monochromatic x-ray system, and the detector.
MINI C-ARM IMAGING SYSTEM WITH STEPLESS COLLIMATION
The disclosure relates to a Mobile Fluoroscopic Device consisting of a Mini-C Arm assembly containing a stepless collimating apparatus which is adjustable using pairs of linear translating, opaque to x-ray plates (2). Each pair of plates are operated by a drive mechanism including a motor (3), gears (4, 6), and racks (5) making it possible to increase or decrease the cross-sectional area of the x-ray beam relative to the x-ray sensor surface area.
System and method for monochromatic x-ray gas excitation bond inspection
A system and method for determining the strength of a bond joining a composite structure is provided. The system includes a gas gun produces a short gas pulse directed normal to a surface of the composite structure and that creates a compression wave through the composite structure; a monochromatic x-ray system produces a monochromatic x-ray that is incident at an angle to the surface and that passes through the composite structure; a scintillator screen receives transmitted x-rays that pass through the composite structure; a mirror receives and magnifies radiation emitted from the scintillator screen; a detector receives the radiation from the scintillator screen; an electronic processor configured to process the radiation detected by the detector; and a synchronization controller configured to synchronize operation of the gas gun, the monochromatic x-ray system, and the detector.
X-RAY FLUOROSCOPIC IMAGING APPARATUS
An X-ray fluoroscopic imaging apparatus includes a fluoroscopic recording button that an operator operates to record a fluoroscopic image as a still image or a moving image in a storage during fluoroscopic imaging and record, as the still image or the moving image in the storage, the fluoroscopic image recorded in a temporary storage after completion of the fluoroscopic imaging.
Tube weld X-ray inspection device comprising an X-ray source, an X-ray source support, and an image plate fixing part for fixing an image plate
Provided is a tube weld X-ray inspection device for inspecting an abnormality, such as a tube welding part crack, of a heat exchanger by using X-rays.
Methods and Systems for Product Failure Prediction based on X-ray Image Re-examination
In one embodiment, an X-ray inspection system may access a first set of X-ray images of one or more first samples that are labeled as being non-conforming. The system may adjust a classification algorithm based on the first set of X-ray images. The classification algorithm may classify samples into conforming or non-conforming categories based on an analysis of corresponding X-ray images. The system may analyze a second set of X-ray images of a number of second samples using the adjusted classification algorithm. The second samples may be previously inspected samples that have been classified as conforming by the classification algorithm during a previous analysis before the classification algorithm is adjusted. The system may identify one or more of the second samples from the second set of X-ray images. Each identified second sample may be classified as non-conforming by the adjusted classification algorithm.
Methods and Systems for Manufacturing Printed Circuit Board based on X-ray Inspection
In one embodiment, an X-ray inspection system may nondestructively inspect a printed circuit board to measure a number of dimensions at a number of pre-determined locations of the printed circuit board. The X-ray inspection system may generate a data set for the printed circuit board based on the measured dimensions. The X-ray inspection system may calculate one or more drilling values based on the data set of the printed circuit board. The X-ray inspection system may provide, to a drilling machine, instructions for drilling a number of plated-through vias based on the calculated drilling values for the printed circuit board.
Methods and Systems for Printed Circuit Board Design Based on Automatic Corrections
In one embodiment, a computing system may access design data of a printed circuit board to be produced by a first manufacturing process. The system may analyze the design data of the printed circuit board using a machine-learning model, wherein the machine-learning model is trained based on X-ray inspection data associated with the first manufacturing process. The system may automatically determine one or more corrections for the design data of the printed circuit board based on the analysis result by the machine-learning model.
Methods and Systems for Defects Detection and Classification Using X-rays
In one embodiment, an automated high-speed X-ray inspection system may identify reference objects for an object of interest to be inspected. Each reference object may have a same type and components as the object of interest. The system may generate a reference model for the object of interest based on X-ray images of the reference objects. The system may determine whether the object of interest is associated with one or more defects by comparing an X-ray image of the object of interest to the reference model. The defects may be characterized by one or more pre-determined defect models and may be classified into respective defect categories based on the pre-determined defect models.
MOVING OBJECT TRACKING APPARATUS, RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEM AND MOVING OBJECT TRACKING METHOD
The moving object tracking apparatus emphasizes an image with specific size in each of fluoroscopic images derived from two or more paired fluoroscopic radiographic devices, obtains a value indicating certainty degree of detecting a candidate position of the object to be tracked on the image subjected to the emphasizing process, extracts the candidate position based on the value indicating the certainty degree of detection, calculates a value indicating a correlation between the candidate position extracted from images picked up from two or more directions, and a position of the fluoroscopic radiation generator, detects the position of the object to be tracked based on the value indicating the certainty degree of detection, and the value indicating the correlation, and controls irradiation of radiation to an irradiation target based on the detected position of the object to be tracked.