Method to characterize material using mathematical propagation models and ultrasonic signal
First Claim
1. A system for the detection of a physical attribute of a manufactured object, the system comprising:
- a sonic measuring device;
the sonic measuring device detecting a signal indicative of the physical attribute;
the sonic measuring device generating a measured result associated with the signal;
a signal analyzer, communicatively coupled to the sonic measuring device, that is operable to receive the measured result;
an expected result;
the signal analyzer comparing the expected result to the measured result, automatically; and
the signal analyzer producing a comparison of the measure result and the expected result;
a model processor communicatively coupled to the signal analyzer; and
the model processor generating the expected result from a representation of the manufactured object, wherein the representation of the manufactured object is a computer-aided-drafting representation of the manufactured object.
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a system and method for detecting defects in a manufactured object. These defects may include flaws, delaminations, voids, fractures, fissures, or cracks, among others. The system utilizes an ultrasound measurement system, a signal analyzer and an expected result. The signal analyzer compares the signal from the measurement system to the expected result. The analysis may detect a defect or measure an attribute of the manufactured object. Further, the analysis may be displayed or represented. In addition, the expected result may be generated from a model such as a wave propagation model. One embodiment of the invention is a laser ultrasound detection system in which a laser is used to generate an ultrasonic signal. The signal analyzer compares the measured ultrasonic signal to an expected result. This expected result is generated from a wave propagation model. The analysis is then displayed on a monitor.
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14 Claims
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1. A system for the detection of a physical attribute of a manufactured object, the system comprising:
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a sonic measuring device;
the sonic measuring device detecting a signal indicative of the physical attribute;
the sonic measuring device generating a measured result associated with the signal;
a signal analyzer, communicatively coupled to the sonic measuring device, that is operable to receive the measured result;
an expected result;
the signal analyzer comparing the expected result to the measured result, automatically; and
the signal analyzer producing a comparison of the measure result and the expected result;
a model processor communicatively coupled to the signal analyzer; and
the model processor generating the expected result from a representation of the manufactured object, wherein the representation of the manufactured object is a computer-aided-drafting representation of the manufactured object.
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2. A system for the detection of a physical attribute of a manufactured object, the system comprising:
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a sonic measuring device;
the sonic measuring device detecting a signal indicative of the physical attribute;
the sonic measuring device generating a measured result associated with the signal;
a signal analyzer, communicatively coupled to the sonic measuring device, that is operable to receive the measured result;
an expected result;
the signal analyzer comparing the expected result to the measured result automatically;
the signal analyzer producing a comparison of the measure result and the expected result;
a display communicatively coupled to the signal analyzer; and
the display displaying the comparison of the measured result and the expected result.
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3. A method for detecting a physical attribute of a manufactured object using a sonic measuring device, the sonic measuring device measuring sonic energy from the manufactured object and obtaining a measured signal, the method comprising:
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generating the expected result from a mathematical model; and
comparing the measured signal to an expected result; and
determining the physical attribute based on the step of comparing. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A method for detecting a physical attribute of a manufactured object using a sonic measuring device, the sonic measuring device measuring sonic energy from the manufactured object and obtaining a measured signal, the method comprising:
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comparing the measured signal to an expected result;
determining the physical attribute based on the step of comparing; and
displaying the physical attribute.
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6. A system for the detection of a physical attribute of a manufactured object wherein a sonic measuring device measures a sonic energy from the manufactured object and produces a measured signal, the system comprising:
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a signal analyzer communicatively coupled to the sonic measuring device and operable to receive the measured signal;
an expected result;
the signal analyzer comparing the expected result to the measured result automatically;
the signal analyzer producing a comparison of the measured signal and the expected result;
a model processor communicatively coupled to the signal analyzer; and
the model processor generating the expected result from a representation of the manufactured object, wherein the representation of the manufactured object is a computer-aided-drafting representation of the manufactured object.
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7. A system for the detection of a physical attribute of a manufactured object wherein a sonic measuring device measures a sonic energy from the manufactured object and produces a measured signal, the system comprising:
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a signal analyzer communicatively coupled to the sonic measuring device and operable to receive the measured signal;
an expected result;
the signal analyzer comprising the expected result to the measured result automatically;
the signal analyzer producing a comparison of the measured signal and the expected result;
a display communicatively coupled to the signal analyzer; and
the display displaying the comparison of the measured signal and the expected result. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for the detection of a physical attribute of a manufactured object wherein a sonic measuring device measures a sonic energy from the manufactured object and produces a measured signal, the system comprising:
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a signal analyzer communicatively coupled to the sonic measuring device and operable to receive the measured signal;
a model processor communicatively coupled to the signal analyzer;
the signal analyzer comprising an output of the model processor to the measured result automatically; and
the signal analyzer producing a comparison of the measured signal and the output of the model processor, wherein the model processor generates the output of the model processor by solving a mathematical model. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method for detecting a physical attribute of a manufactured object wherein a sonic measuring device measures a sonic energy from the manufactured object and produces a measured signal, the method comprising:
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comparing the measured signal to an output from a model processor with a signal analyzer; and
producing an output from the signal analyzer indicative of the step of comparing, wherein the steps of comparing and producing are selectively repeated, the comparing being of the measured signal and the output form the model processor, the model processor selectively changing the output in response to the output from the signal analyzer, and wherein the model processor selectively changes the output by adaptively changing a parameter in a mathematical model and determining the output from the mathematical model.
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