Non-destructive inspections and the display of inspection results
First Claim
1. A system for performing a non-destructive inspection of a structure and displaying the results, comprising:
- a probe for obtaining non-destructive inspection data at a plurality of locations on the structure, the locations indicated by a template on the structure;
a processor for processing each of the inspection data obtained by the probe to create for each datum an inspection result measure; and
a display device for displaying the plurality of inspection result measures in an image-based format that corresponds to the template.
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Abstract
A non-destructive inspection system makes use of a template that is put on a structure to be inspected to provide an image-based display of inspection results. The template, an example of which is a grid, defines locations on the structure from which inspection data are obtained. A portable display device, an example of which is a laptop computer, with information about the template receives information pertaining to inspection data obtained from locations defined by the template and displays inspection results in an image-based format that corresponds to the template. An example of such a system uses “tap test” non-destructive inspection techniques and provides an image-based display of a plurality of structural stiffness measures, each stiffness measure calculated from a measure of impact duration for a “tap”.
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12 Claims
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1. A system for performing a non-destructive inspection of a structure and displaying the results, comprising:
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a probe for obtaining non-destructive inspection data at a plurality of locations on the structure, the locations indicated by a template on the structure;
a processor for processing each of the inspection data obtained by the probe to create for each datum an inspection result measure; and
a display device for displaying the plurality of inspection result measures in an image-based format that corresponds to the template. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for performing a tap test inspection of a structure and displaying the results of the structure, comprising:
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a tap test probe produces an electrical pulse indicative of the force-time history of impact between the probe and the structure;
a circuit for receiving the electrical pulse from the probe, determining a measure of impact duration, and producing a digital signal indicative of the impact duration measure;
a portable computer for receiving from the circuit a plurality of digital signals indicative of impact duration measures, the plurality of impact duration measure digital signals corresponding to tap test inspection data obtained from the structure at a plurality of locations defined by a template put on the structure, the portable computer including a display for displaying results of the tap test inspection in an image-based format that corresponds to the template. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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