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Self-calibration system for ultrasonic inspection apparatus

  • US 4,567,747 A
  • Filed: 01/16/1984
  • Issued: 02/04/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/16/1984
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of acoustically inspecting a workpiece comprising:

  • (a) determining a preselected physical calibration distance along a workpiece being inspected;

    (b) measuring a first travel time in which a first acoustic wave travels said calibration distance, said calibration distance being determined acoustically by measuring the travel times of acoustic waves through an acoustic coupling medium that contacts the workpiece along the calibration distance;

    (c) adjusting the determined distance for variations in the temperature and pressure of the coupling medium;

    (d) determining a calibration acoustic velocity from the calibration distance and the first travel time;

    (e) measuring a second workpiece travel time in which a second acoustic wave travels through a portion of the workpiece to be inspected; and

    ,(f) determining an inspection distance through the workpiece traveled by the second acoustic wave from the calibration acoustic velocity and the second travel time.

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