Managing non-destructive evaluation data
First Claim
1. A method of managing non-destructive evaluation (NDE) data in a system of the type that includes at least one processing unit and a memory, the method comprising:
- receiving NDE data for at least a portion of an asset, including receiving inspection information associated with the at least a portion of the asset, wherein the asset comprises a physical object from which the NDE data is collected during non-destructive evaluation of the asset, and wherein the inspection information includes at least one of data that is usable to align the NDE data, data that indicates a potential problem with the at least a portion of the asset or data about the at least a portion of the asset;
determining at least one alignment algorithm from among a plurality of algorithms to align the NDE data to a simulated model of the at least a portion of the asset based upon at least one of the NDE data and the inspection information;
automatically aligning the NDE data to the simulated model with the at least one alignment algorithm using the at least one processing unit to align the NDE data with a corresponding location on the simulated model of the at least a portion of the asset; and
generating a display representation that visually represents the aligned NDE data on the simulated model.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and program product manage non-destructive evaluation (“NDE”) data. NDE data and inspection information for at least a portion of an asset are received and at least one alignment algorithm to align the NDE data to a simulated model of the at least a portion of the asset is determined based upon at least one of the NDE data and the inspection information. The NDE data is automatically aligned to the simulated model with the at least one alignment algorithm and a display representation that visually represents the aligned NDE data on the simulated model is generated.
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46 Claims
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1. A method of managing non-destructive evaluation (NDE) data in a system of the type that includes at least one processing unit and a memory, the method comprising:
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receiving NDE data for at least a portion of an asset, including receiving inspection information associated with the at least a portion of the asset, wherein the asset comprises a physical object from which the NDE data is collected during non-destructive evaluation of the asset, and wherein the inspection information includes at least one of data that is usable to align the NDE data, data that indicates a potential problem with the at least a portion of the asset or data about the at least a portion of the asset; determining at least one alignment algorithm from among a plurality of algorithms to align the NDE data to a simulated model of the at least a portion of the asset based upon at least one of the NDE data and the inspection information; automatically aligning the NDE data to the simulated model with the at least one alignment algorithm using the at least one processing unit to align the NDE data with a corresponding location on the simulated model of the at least a portion of the asset; and generating a display representation that visually represents the aligned NDE data on the simulated model. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processing unit; and a memory including program code, the program code configured to be executed by the at least one processing unit to manage non-destructive evaluation (NDE) data by receiving NDE data for at least a portion of an asset, including receiving inspection information associated with the at least a portion of the asset, determining at least one alignment algorithm from among a plurality of algorithms to align the NDE data to a simulated model of the at least a portion of the asset based upon at least one of the NDE data and the inspection information, automatically aligning the NDE data to the simulated model with the at least one alignment algorithm to align the NDE data with a corresponding location on the simulated model of the at least a portion of the asset, and generating a display representation that visually represents the aligned NDE data on the simulated model, wherein the asset comprises a physical object from which the NDE data is collected during non-destructive evaluation of the asset, and wherein the inspection information includes at least one of data that is usable to align the NDE data, data that indicates a potential problem with the at least a portion of the asset or data about the at least a portion of the asset.
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42. A program product, comprising:
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program code configured to be executed by at least one processing unit to manage non-destructive evaluation (NDE) data by receiving NDE data for at least a portion of an asset, including receiving inspection information associated with the at least a portion of the asset, determining at least one alignment algorithm from among a plurality of algorithms to align the NDE data to a simulated model of the at least a portion of the asset based upon at least one of the NDE data and the inspection information, automatically aligning the NDE data to the simulated model with the at least one alignment algorithm to align the NDE data with a corresponding location on the simulated model of the at least a portion of the asset, and generating a display representation that visually represents the aligned NDE data on the simulated model, wherein the asset comprises a physical object from which the NDE data is collected during non-destructive evaluation of the asset, and wherein the inspection information includes at least one of data that is usable to align the NDE data, data that indicates a potential problem with the at least a portion of the asset or data about the at least a portion of the asset; and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing the program code.
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43. A method of managing non-destructive evaluation (NDE) data in a system of the type that includes at least one processing unit and a memory, the method comprising:
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receiving NDE data for a population of assets associated with at least a portion of a particular type of asset, including receiving inspection information associated with the population of assets, wherein each asset in the population comprises a physical object from which NDE data is collected during non-destructive evaluation of such asset, and wherein the inspection information includes a plurality of indications of potential problems with the population of assets; automatically aligning the plurality of indications to a simulated model associated with the at least a portion of the particular type of asset using the at least one processing unit to align the plurality of indications with corresponding locations on the simulated model of the at least a portion of the particular type of asset; and determining a population-wide trend associated with the at least a portion of the particular type of asset based at least in part on the aligned indications. - View Dependent Claims (44)
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45. A method of managing non-destructive evaluation (NDE) data in a system of the type that includes at least one processing unit and a memory, the method comprising:
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receiving first NDE data for a first asset of a particular type of asset, including receiving first inspection information associated with the first asset, wherein the first asset comprises a physical object from which the first NDE data is collected during non-destructive evaluation of the first asset, and wherein the first inspection information includes at least one of data that is usable to align the first NDE data, data that indicates a potential problem with the at least a portion of the first asset or data about the at least a portion of the first asset; receiving second NDE data for a second asset of the particular type of asset, including receiving second inspection information associated with the second asset, wherein the second asset comprises a physical object from which the second NDE data is collected during non-destructive evaluation of the second asset, and wherein the second inspection information includes at least one of data that is usable to align the second NDE data, data that indicates a potential problem with the at least a portion of the second asset or data about the at least a portion of the second asset; determining a first alignment algorithm from among a plurality of algorithms to align the first NDE data to a simulated model of the particular type of asset based upon at least one of the first NDE data and the first inspection information; determining a second alignment algorithm from among the plurality of algorithms to align the second NDE data to the simulated model of the particular type of asset based upon at least one of the second NDE data and the second inspection information; automatically aligning the first NDE data and the second NDE data to the simulated model with the respective first alignment algorithm and second alignment algorithm using the at least one processing unit to align the first and second NDE data with corresponding locations on the simulated model of the particular type of asset; determining a first indication of a first potential problem associated with the first NDE data based upon the first inspection information; determining a second indication of a second potential problem associated with the second NDE data based upon the second inspection information; and generating a display representation that visually represents the first indication and the second indication on the simulated model. - View Dependent Claims (46)
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