METHOD AND SYSTEM HAVING ULTRASONIC SENSOR MOVABLE BY TRANSLATION DEVICE FOR ULTRASONIC PROFILING OF WELD SAMPLES
First Claim
1. A system for ultrasonic profiling of a weld sample, the system comprising:
- a translation element movable in opposite first and second directions;
a sensor coupled to the translation element to move over a weld sample as the translation element moves, wherein the sensor is operable to take ultrasonic measurements of the weld sample;
an encoder operable for determining the position of the translation element, wherein the encoder determines the position of the sensor from the position of the translation element; and
a spring connected at one end of the translation element, wherein upon the translation element being moved in the first direction toward the spring such that the translation element and the sensor are at a beginning position relative to the weld sample and the spring is compressed the spring decompresses to push the translation element back along the second direction to move the translation element and the sensor from the beginning position to an ending position relative to the weld sample;
wherein the encoder triggers the sensor to take the ultrasonic measurements of the weld sample when the sensor is at predetermined positions relative to the weld sample while the sensor moves over the weld sample from the beginning position to the ending position.
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Abstract
A system for ultrasonic profiling of a weld sample includes a carriage movable in opposite first and second directions. An ultrasonic sensor is coupled to the carriage to move over the sample as the carriage moves. An encoder determines the position of the carriage to determine the position of the sensor. A spring is connected at one end of the carriage. Upon the carriage being moved in the first direction toward the spring such that the carriage and the sensor are at a beginning position and the spring is compressed the spring decompresses to push the carriage back along the second direction to move the carriage and the sensor from the beginning position to an ending position. The encoder triggers the sensor to take the ultrasonic measurements of the sample when the sensor is at predetermined positions while the sensor moves over the sample between the beginning and positions.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for ultrasonic profiling of a weld sample, the system comprising:
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a translation element movable in opposite first and second directions; a sensor coupled to the translation element to move over a weld sample as the translation element moves, wherein the sensor is operable to take ultrasonic measurements of the weld sample; an encoder operable for determining the position of the translation element, wherein the encoder determines the position of the sensor from the position of the translation element; and a spring connected at one end of the translation element, wherein upon the translation element being moved in the first direction toward the spring such that the translation element and the sensor are at a beginning position relative to the weld sample and the spring is compressed the spring decompresses to push the translation element back along the second direction to move the translation element and the sensor from the beginning position to an ending position relative to the weld sample; wherein the encoder triggers the sensor to take the ultrasonic measurements of the weld sample when the sensor is at predetermined positions relative to the weld sample while the sensor moves over the weld sample from the beginning position to the ending position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for ultrasonic profiling of a weld sample, the method comprising:
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placing a carriage movable in opposite first and second directions at a center position relative to a weld sample, wherein a sensor is coupled to the carriage to move as the carriage moves; pushing the carriage from the center position in the first direction toward a spring connected at one end of the carriage such that the spring is compressed and the carriage and the sensor are at a beginning position relative to the weld sample; allowing the spring to decompress to push the carriage back along the second direction to move the carriage and the sensor from the beginning position to an ending position relative to the weld sample; monitoring the position of the carriage using an encoder to determine the position of the sensor; and triggering the sensor to take ultrasonic measurements of the weld sample when the sensor is at predetermined positions relative to the weld sample while the sensor moves over the weld sample from the beginning position to the ending position. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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