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Ultrasonic inspection using acoustic modeling

  • US 8,909,492 B2
  • Filed: 02/21/2011
  • Issued: 12/09/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computerized method for characterizing properties of an object under inspection by an ultrasonic inspection system, the method comprising:

  • executing, by a processor, a software simulation tool to predict an ultrasonic wave scattered by the object under inspection from estimated properties of the object under inspection;

    measuring an ultrasonic wave scattered by the object under inspection by the ultrasonic inspection system;

    enabling a comparison of the predicted ultrasonic wave with the measured ultrasonic wave by;

    displaying the predicted ultrasonic wave to a user of the software simulation tool; and

    displaying the measured ultrasonic wave to the user of the software simulation tool;

    responsive to user input, adjusting the estimated properties to improve the degree of match between the predicted ultrasonic wave and the measured ultrasonic wave; and

    generating an output dependent upon the adjusted estimated properties.

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