- Patent Title: Dry-coupled magnetostrictive guided wave scanning system and method
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Application No.: US17189631Application Date: 2021-03-02
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Publication No.: US11519878B2Publication Date: 2022-12-06
- Inventor: Cody J. Borigo , Steven E. Owens , Russell Love
- Applicant: FBS, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US PA Bellefonte
- Assignee: FBS, Inc.
- Current Assignee: FBS, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Bellefonte
- Agency: Duane Morris LLP
- Main IPC: G01N27/82
- IPC: G01N27/82 ; G01B21/22

Abstract:
A system includes a scanner body, a sensor package, a magnet, an actuator mechanism, and a retention mechanism. The sensor package includes a ferromagnetic strip and a flexible coil configured to at least one of transmit and detect a guided wave. The magnet is for applying a biasing magnetic field to the ferromagnetic strip. The actuator mechanism is configured to provide a mechanical pressure coupling between the magnetostrictive strip and a structure, and the retention mechanism is configured to counteract a force applied by the actuator mechanism. A processor is in communication with the sensor package and is configured to record guided wave signals detected by the flexible sensor coil, record scanner body location data provided by a position encoder, and generate two-dimensional image data of an anomaly in the structure based on the guided wave signals and location data. Methods of use and operation also are disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210278370A1 DRY-COUPLED MAGNETOSTRICTIVE GUIDED WAVE SCANNING SYSTEM AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2021-09-09
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