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Ultrasonic pulser/receiver for ultrasonic test equipment

  • US 5,963,882 A
  • Filed: 10/08/1996
  • Issued: 10/05/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/08/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer controlled nondestructive testing system for performing ultrasonic inspections, comprising:

  • a programmable digital processor;

    said processor generating trigger signals initiating transducer excitation, storing system configuration information and test data, and supporting a menu-driven user interactive system control interface;

    an ultrasonic transducer pulser-receiver unit electrically interfaced to said processor, said pulser-receiver unit comprising;

    ultrasonic transducer pulser circuit for generating high-voltage pulses for exciting an ultrasonic transducer;

    an adjustable linear gain ultrasonic signal amplification circuit for ultrasonic transducer return signal acquisition; and

    transducer positional control logic circuitry, said control logic circuitry having a plurality of ultrasonic beam configuration settings that are selectable manually or through operation of said digital processor.

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