ULTRASONIC THICKNESS GAUGE WITH INTERFACE TO HAND-HELD INSTRUMENT
First Claim
1. A sensory apparatus for ultrasonic thickness measurement, comprising:
- an ultrasonic thickness sensor;
an identification reader configured to acquire data representing an identifier from an identification tag; and
a controller coupled with the ultrasonic thickness sensor and the identification reader, wherein, in response to the identification reader acquiring the data representing the identifier, the controller causes the ultrasonic thickness sensor to measure a thickness of a test piece.
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Abstract
A sensor system, apparatus, and method. The sensor system a mobile unit including a power source, and a sensory head releasably coupled with the mobile unit. The sensory head is in electrical communication with the mobile unit so as to receive power from the power source and to provide a communication signal to the mobile unit. The sensory head includes an ultrasonic thickness sensor configured to generate a signal representing of a thickness of a test piece, and an identification reader configured to obtain data representing an identifier from an identification tag located external to the sensory head. The sensory head also includes a controller coupled with the ultrasonic thickness sensor and the identification reader. The controller is configured to initiate the ultrasonic thickness sensor in response to the identification reader obtaining the data representing the identifier.
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20 Claims
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1. A sensory apparatus for ultrasonic thickness measurement, comprising:
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an ultrasonic thickness sensor; an identification reader configured to acquire data representing an identifier from an identification tag; and a controller coupled with the ultrasonic thickness sensor and the identification reader, wherein, in response to the identification reader acquiring the data representing the identifier, the controller causes the ultrasonic thickness sensor to measure a thickness of a test piece. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A sensor system, comprising:
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a mobile unit comprising a power source; and a sensory head releasably coupled with the mobile unit, such that the sensory head is in electrical communication with the mobile unit so as to receive power from the power source and to provide a communication signal to the mobile unit, wherein the sensory head comprises; an ultrasonic thickness sensor configured to generate a signal representing of a thickness of a test piece; an identification reader configured to obtain data representing an identifier from an identification tag located external to the sensory head; and a controller coupled with the ultrasonic thickness sensor and the identification reader, wherein the controller is configured to initiate the ultrasonic thickness sensor in response to the identification reader obtaining the data representing the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for measuring thickness, comprising:
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coupling a sensory head to a mobile unit such that the sensory head receives at least power from the mobile unit and supplies a communication signal to the mobile unit, wherein the sensory head includes a controller, an identification reader coupled with the controller, and an ultrasonic thickness sensor coupled with the controller; obtaining data representing an identifier from an identification tag positioned in, on, or proximal to a test location of a test piece, using the identification reader; and in response to obtaining the data representing the identifier, taking one or more thickness measurements using the ultrasonic thickness sensor. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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