Porosity detection
First Claim
1. A system for providing porosity detection, the system comprising:
- a memory storage; and
a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to;
fit a mathematical function to a heat signature profile of an object;
compare the heat signature profile to the fitted mathematical function; and
indicate that a defect exists in the object when, in response to the comparison, a peak value of the heat signature profile is less than a peak value of the mathematical function.
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Abstract
A computer executing a software algorithm may be used to detect a depression in a temperature profile. The temperature profile may be smoothed to eliminate noise. Next, the temperature profile'"'"'s center may be extracted. A polynomial may be fitted to extracted data. An algorithm used to fit the polynomial may guarantee that the fitted curve'"'"'s peak may be below the actual temperature data'"'"'s peak. Next, residuals may be calculated by subtracting the fitted curve from the actual data. If there is a dip at the center, then the residuals in the center may be less than zero. The software algorithm executing on the computer may then make a decision based on a sign of the residuals. For example, residuals less than zero may indicate bar porosity. Residuals above zero may indicate no porosity. The magnitude of the residuals may then be used to classify a size of a detected defect.
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51 Claims
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1. A system for providing porosity detection, the system comprising:
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a memory storage; and a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to; fit a mathematical function to a heat signature profile of an object; compare the heat signature profile to the fitted mathematical function; and indicate that a defect exists in the object when, in response to the comparison, a peak value of the heat signature profile is less than a peak value of the mathematical function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for providing porosity detection, the method comprising:
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fitting a mathematical function to a heat signature profile of an object; comparing, by a processor, the heat signature profile to the fitted mathematical function; and indicating that a defect exists in the object when, in response to the comparison, a peak value of the heat signature profile is less than a peak value of the mathematical function. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium device which stores a set of instructions which when executed performs a method for providing porosity detection, the method executed by the set of instructions comprising:
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fitting a mathematical function to a heat signature profile of an object; comparing the heat signature profile to the fitted mathematical function; and indicating that a defect exists in the object when, in response to the comparison, a peak value of the heat signature profile is less than a peak value of the mathematical function. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for providing porosity detection, the system comprising:
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a memory storage; and a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to; fit a mathematical function to a heat signature profile of an object; compare the heat signature profile to the fitted mathematical function; and indicate that a defect does not exist in the object when, in response to the comparison, a peak value of the heat signature profile is one of the following; greater than a peak value of the mathematical function and equal to a peak value of the mathematical function. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for providing porosity detection, the method comprising:
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fitting a mathematical function to a heat signature profile of an object; comparing, by a processor, the heat signature profile to the fitted mathematical function; and indicating that a defect does not exist in the object when, in response to the comparison, a peak value of the heat signature profile is one of the following;
greater than a peak value of the mathematical function and equal to a peak value of the mathematical function. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium device which stores a set of instructions which when executed performs a method for providing porosity detection, the method executed by the set of instructions comprising:
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fitting a mathematical function to a heat signature profile of an object; comparing the heat signature profile to the fitted mathematical function; and indicating that a defect does not exist in the object when, in response to the comparison, a peak value of the heat signature profile is one of the following;
greater than a peak value of the mathematical function and equal to a peak value of the mathematical function. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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