Infrared thermographic porosity quantification in composite structures

    公开(公告)号:US10690581B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-23

    申请号:US14961419

    申请日:2015-12-07

    Abstract: An infrared (IR) thermography system for inspecting porosity of a test part of a given thickness is provided. The IR thermography system may include a thermal detector configured to detect IR signals emitted from the test part, and a controller in electrical communication with at least the thermal detector. The controller may be configured to at least determine thermal test data associated with the test part based on the IR signals, generate thermal model data based on the thickness of the test part, and determine porosity of the test part based on a comparison between the thermal test data and the thermal model data.

    Acoustic emission sensor holder
    13.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10119940B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-06

    申请号:US15246654

    申请日:2016-08-25

    Abstract: A holder for attaching an acoustic emission sensor to a non-metallic and non-magnetic material has a tubular body with a closed top end and an open bottom end through which the sensor is insertable into the tubular body. The closed top end has a plurality of unitary flexible flaps angularly extending inwardly from an inner surface of the enclosed top end. An inner surface of the tubular body has a plurality of spacers extending radially inward proximate the bottom end of the tubular body. The unitary flexible flaps and the spacers fix the sensor within the tubular body. The tubular body may also have a plurality of capture tabs extending outwardly from an exterior surface thereof proximate the open bottom end that are slidably and removably engageable with an engagement keyway in a retainer bracket that is affixed to a non-metallic and non-magnetic material.

    System and method for automated bond testing
    14.
    发明授权
    System and method for automated bond testing 有权
    自动化键测试的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09594059B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-14

    申请号:US14985646

    申请日:2015-12-31

    Abstract: A system for automated bond testing includes a sensor that scans a material to be tested; a computer for comparing a reflected signal waveform to a plurality of signal waveforms indicating a defect in the material, and assigning a unique color to the match; a display that displays an image of the material having an assigned one of the plurality of colors indicative of a presence or absence of a defect in the test area; and an automated scanning platform that supports the sensor, the scanning platform moving the sensor in a preset motion over a surface of a test area of the material to be tested to perform an inspection scan of the material at the test area, and that positions the sensor at a predetermined position, a predetermined angle, and a predetermined contact force to acquire data consistently during an inspection.

    Abstract translation: 用于自动粘贴测试的系统包括扫描要测试的材料的传感器; 计算机,用于将反射信号波形与指示所述材料中的缺陷的多个信号波形进行比较,以及为所述匹配分配唯一的颜色; 显示器,其显示具有指示在测试区域中存在或不存在缺陷的多种颜色中的指定的一种的材料的图像; 以及支持传感器的自动扫描平台,扫描平台以预定的运动将传感器移动到要测试的材料的测试区域的表面上,以在测试区域执行材料的检查扫描,并且将位置 传感器在预定位置,预定角度和预定接触力,以在检查期间一致地获取数据。

    Real-Time Fusion of Ultrasound and Eddy Current Data During Non-Destructive Examination
    15.
    发明申请
    Real-Time Fusion of Ultrasound and Eddy Current Data During Non-Destructive Examination 审中-公开
    超声和涡流数据在非破坏性检查中的实时融合

    公开(公告)号:US20160349213A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-01

    申请号:US14721055

    申请日:2015-05-26

    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for real-time fusion of data acquired using ultrasonic and eddy current area sensors during nondestructive examination. The ultrasonic data is acquired using an array of ultrasonic transducer elements configured to enable the production and display of a C-scan of a small area. The ultrasonic transducer array may be one- or two-dimensional. The eddy current sensor can be a single pair of induction coils, a multiplicity of coil pairs, or a coil configuration in which the numbers of drive coils and sense coils are not equal. The eddy current sensor is able to provide data about the test material, such as material thickness or conductivity, to complement the ultrasonic data or enable auto-setup of the ultrasonic inspection device.

    Abstract translation: 用于在非破坏性检查期间使用超声波和涡流区域传感器获取的数据的实时融合的装置和方法。 使用被配置为使得能够生成和显示小区域的C扫描的超声波换能器元件的阵列来获取超声数据。 超声波换能器阵列可以是一维或二维的。 涡流传感器可以是一对感应线圈,多个线圈对,或者其中驱动线圈和感测线圈的数量不相等的线圈配置。 涡流传感器能够提供关于测试材料的数据,例如材料厚度或导电性,以补充超声波数据或使得能够自动设置超声波检查装置。

    Detecting inclusions and disbonds in green material repairs with thermography

    公开(公告)号:US10066998B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-04

    申请号:US15625367

    申请日:2017-06-16

    Abstract: Method and apparatus for detecting defects in a laminate of uncured, compacted composite sheets. After a number of plies of composite sheets are arranged and compacted, a burst of heat energy is applied to a top surface of the laminate and a digital thermographic camera captures images of the top surface. A computer processor measures heat characteristics of the top surface to identify regions of the top surface with different heat characteristics. Such different areas are identified as regions that include a defect. The defect regions can be repaired by applying additional compaction and/or by removing at least a portion of some layers, removing any foreign object debris, replacing the layers, and compacting the replaced layers. After any defects are addressed, the laminate is cured.

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