EP2269054A1 - Traducteur ultrasonore de contact, a elements multiples, sabot flexible et profilometre - Google Patents
Traducteur ultrasonore de contact, a elements multiples, sabot flexible et profilometreInfo
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to an ultrasonic contact transducer with multiple elements (in English, phased array ultrasonic contact transducer).
- This translator is usable in the industrial field to perform non-destructive testing, in the medical field, and in any field requiring that the translator is in contact with the surface of an object to be controlled and is flexible enough to fit the shape of this surface (the words “deformable”, “flexible” and “flexible” being synonymous in the present description).
- Examples of applications include, in the industrial field, the control of welding beads, elbows and taps, and in the medical field, the control of the heel bone and the control of the skull.
- Ultrasonic contact transducers are increasingly being replaced by multi-element translators in which the electrical excitation of the elements is controlled by means of delay laws (in English).
- delay laws in English.
- English, delay laws for focus ultrasonic energy at different points of an object to be controlled by spatiotemporal synchronization.
- a known solution consists in processing the signals, when they are transmitted or received, using very complex mathematical algorithms. Such methods use translators placed in contact with objects to be controlled or at a distance from them. These methods are therefore difficult to implement and are rather quickly limited because the signals are strongly disturbed by the complex interface between a translator and an object to be controlled or by the need to know exactly the parameters of the acquisition, such as geometric parameters. Acoustic coupling can be optimized by combining a translator with a device that provides local immersion (first solution) or a hoof
- the first solution can be very difficult to implement or impossible to use, since it requires sealing piping locally.
- the second solution although it optimizes the acoustic coupling, does not compensate for the aberrations experienced by the ultrasound beam at the passage of the interface between the shoe and the part to be controlled.
- CONTACT ULTRASONIC HAVING MULTIPLE TRANSMITTING ELEMENTS AND MEANS FOR PLATING THESE ELEMENTS ", (corresponding to US 2007/0167800," ULTRASONIC CONTACT TRANSDUCER COMPRISING MULTIPLE EMITTING ELEMENTS AND MEANS FOR PRESSING SAID ELEMENTS ").
- a translator of this type is put in direct contact with a part to be controlled, which leads to the existence of a dead zone several millimeters below the surface of the part, zone in which no control can be performed.
- the proximity of the elements that this translator has is an inseparable parameter of the sensitivity of the latter.
- the elements are separated by ball joints or by a soft body that impairs the performance of the translator and these characteristics make it a specific translator.
- the object of the present invention is to overcome the above disadvantages.
- a standard multi-element rigid transducer is provided with a shoe whose at least the front face is flexible.
- the acoustic coupling between all the elements and an object to be controlled is provided by the shoe whose deformable front face is able to conform to the shape of a complex surface.
- the information on the local deformation of this front face is used in real time to compensate for the delay laws during the focusing of the ultrasonic waves.
- the present invention is simpler to implement; it uses a classic multi-element translator, which is mounted on a shoe whose front face is flexible and equipped with a profilometer.
- This profilometer enables electronic control means to calculate the deformation of the front face and the laws of adapted delays.
- the application of these delay laws in real time by the electronic control means makes it possible to compensate for the surface variations during the formation of the ultrasonic beam and to maintain optimized characteristics for the latter in the controlled object.
- the present invention uses, as for it, the refraction of the ultrasonic waves, which is the best way of focusing these waves with strong inclinations, under the surface of the controlled object.
- the shoe plays the role of delay line and reduces the dead zone, or listening area, under this area .
- known techniques use either a flexible shoe without instrumentation, or a flexible multi-element translator, coupled to a profilometer.
- the advantage of the present invention lies in maintaining an optimized coupling with the object by using a shoe, at least the front face of which is flexible, and a profilometer which is integrated into the translator.
- the present invention relates to a multi-element ultrasonic transducer, said transducer comprising: a set of elements which are rigidly secured to one another, at least a portion of the elements serving as ultrasound emitters, and
- a shoe having a front face, intended to be in contact with the surface of an object to be inspected, and a rear face which is opposite to the front face and whose assembly of elements is made integral, this translator being characterized in at least the front face of the shoe is flexible to be applicable against the surface of the object, and in that the translator further comprises a profilometer for measuring variations of the surface of the object and providing representative signals of these variations, in order to allow ultrasound transmitters to generate a focused ultrasound beam, the characteristics of which are controlled with respect to the object.
- the entire shoe is flexible.
- the shoe comprises a deformable envelope and a fluid which is contained in the deformable envelope.
- the translator object of the invention further comprises a rigid portion whose profilometer is rigidly secured.
- the profilometer comprises:
- each mechanical element comprising a part which is movable with respect to the rigid part of the translator and comprises first and second ends, the first end of the movable part being able to press the front face of the shoe against the surface of the the object, and - measurement means for measuring the distance of the second end of each of the moving parts relative to the rigid part of the translator, these measuring means being able to provide signals representative of the distances thus measured.
- the mechanical elements form two parallel rows on either side of the shoe.
- the rigid part of the translator comprises parallel holes, in which the moving parts are respectively slidable, and each mechanical element further comprises elastic means which are able to move away from the rigid part, the first end of the movable part corresponding to this mechanical element.
- the measuring means are able to measure optically the distance of the second end of the moving part of each mechanical element with respect to an area of the rigid part and comprise:
- light emitting means fixed to the rigid part and capable of emitting a light towards the second end, this second end being able to reflect this light
- light receiving means fixed to the rigid part and adapted to receive the light thus reflected, these light receiving means being able to provide signals representative of the distance of this second end relative to the corresponding area.
- the translator which is the subject of the invention further comprises control means capable of:
- the rest of the elements of the set of elements rigidly integral with each other serve as ultrasonic receivers, intended to provide signals allowing the formation of images relating to the 'object.
- all the elements of the set of elements rigidly integral with each other serve both as transmitters and as ultrasonic receivers, the ultrasonic receivers being intended for provide signals allowing the formation of images relating to the object.
- the invention applies to any two-dimensional or three-dimensional control requiring compensation of the delay laws to correct a surface aberration.
- the invention makes it possible, for example, to control the pipes of large diameter, in particular the welding beads which are present on the latter.
- the invention makes it possible, for example, to control stitching, bends and, more generally, any part with a three-dimensional geometry.
- the invention is particularly applicable to ultrasounds of the calcaneus (heel bone), skull and breast.
- FIG. 1 schematically illustrates the principle of the invention
- FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a particular embodiment of the translator, object of the invention
- FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view of the translator of FIG. 1, showing the flexible shoe and the emitters; ultrasonic receivers of this translator, and
- FIG. 4 is another schematic sectional view of the translator of Figure 1, showing the profilometer of this translator.
- the ultrasound transducer 1 which is schematically represented in FIG. 1, is intended to control an object 2 and essentially comprises a conventional rigid ultrasound transducer 4, a shoe 6 and a profilometer 8.
- the conventional translator 4 comprises a set of piezoelectric elements 10 which are rigidly integral with each other and serve both as transmitters and receivers ultrasound.
- the front face 11 of the shoe 6 is intended to be in contact with the surface of the object to be controlled 2 and its rear face 12, opposite to its front face, is fixed to the conventional translator 4 and in contact with the latter.
- at least the front face of the shoe 6 is flexible to be applicable against the surface of the object 2 but, in the example, the entire shoe 6 is flexible to simplify the design of the translator 1 according to the invention .
- the profilometer 8 is intended to measure variations of the surface of the object 2 and to provide electrical signals representative of these variations, in order to allow the ultrasound emitters to generate, in the object 2, an ultrasonic beam focused F whose characteristics are controlled with respect to this object.
- the conventional ultrasonic transducer 4 and the profilometer 8 are made rigidly integral with a portion 9 of the translator 1 according to the invention.
- This part 9 is rigid and constitutes the body of the translator 1.
- the translator 1 is provided with control means 13 which are electrically connected to the conventional translator 4 and to the profilometer 8 and are able to: generate electrical pulses for exciting the elements 10 for them to emit ultrasound, - Establish, from the signals provided by the profilometer 8 and through an appropriate calculation algorithm, delay laws allowing the elements 10 to generate the focused ultrasound beam F, and - apply these laws of delays to the excitation pulses in order to generate this beam F.
- the control means 13 are able to process the electrical signals that they receive from the piezoelectric elements, the latter then serving as ultrasonic receivers, in order to form images relating to the 'object. These images are displayed on a video monitor 14.
- the translator 1 according to the invention is attached to an articulated mechanical arm 16. This articulated arm makes it possible to obtain the position and the orientation of the transducer in the fixed reference of the object to be controlled 2. Sensors 18, which is provided with the arm 16, allow to locate this translator in space and measure its orientation during its movement relative to the object 2, as indicated in documents [1] and [2] to which reference will be made. The position and the orientation provided by the sensors 18 are used by the control means 13 to determine the positions of the translator with respect to the object 2.
- Figures 2 to 4 show schematically, but in more detail than Figure 1, the translator 1 according to the invention.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of this translator 1 which has a plane of symmetry;
- Figure 3 is a sectional view along this plane of symmetry, the latter cutting the shoe 6;
- FIG. 4 is another sectional view along another plane which is parallel to the plane of symmetry and intersects a row of movable elements contained in the profilometer 8.
- FIG. 3 thus shows the shoe 6.
- the latter comprises a deformable envelope 20 and a fluid 22 which is contained in the deformable envelope.
- this envelope has a lateral extension 24 at the front face 11 of the shoe, which gives it substantially the shape of a hat.
- the envelope 20 is closed at its base (on the side of the front face 11) by a deformable sheet 25.
- the profilometer 8 comprises (FIG. 4): mechanical elements 26, each mechanical element comprising a portion 28 which is movable relative to the body 9 of the translator 1 and comprises first and second ends 30 and 32, the first end 30 of the movable part 28 being able to press the front face 11 of the shoe 6 against the surface of the object 2 ( Figure 1), and
- measurement means 34 for measuring the distance of the second end 32 of each of the moving parts 28 relative to the body 9 of the translator 1, these measuring means 34 being able to provide signals representative of the distances thus measured.
- the mechanical elements 26 form two parallel rows R1 and R2 (Figure 2) on either side of the shoe 6.
- the body 9 of the translator 1 has parallel holes 36, in which the moving parts 28, or pistons, are respectively slidable, and each mechanical element 26 further comprises elastic means 38, springs in the example, which are able to move away from the body 9, the first end 30 of the piston 28 corresponding to this mechanical element 26.
- the measuring means 34 are able to optically measure the distance of the second end 32 of the piston of each mechanical element 26 with respect to a zone 40 of the body 9 and comprise: light-emitting means 42, fixed to the body 9 and able to emit light towards the second end 32, this second end being able to reflect this light, and light receiving means 44, fixed to the body 9 and able to receive the light thus reflected, these light receiving means 44 being able to supply signals representative of the distance of this second end 32 relative to the corresponding zone 40.
- the deformation of the flexible part, that is to say the shoe 6, of this translator 1 is for example 5 mm for a bearing force of 10 to 20 newtons.
- This flexible portion is maintained by the conventional translator 4 which is itself rigidly secured to the body 9.
- the latter defines the geographical reference of the translator 1 in the reference of the object 2 to be controlled.
- the body 9 is attached to the arm 16 ( Figure 1) which is provided with motors (not shown) to allow the movement of the translator 1 to control various areas of the object 2 ( Figure 1).
- the movement of the translator 1 is manual and is made possible by an encoder and an inclinometer (not shown).
- ball bushings 46 are housed in the body 9, as seen in Figure 4 - see also document [2]. In these bushings 46 move the pistons 28 whose diameter is for example 3 mm.
- the ends 30 of the pistons have a hemispherical shape (diameter 5 mm for example) and are in contact with foils 48 (Figure 2) to better move.
- These foils are metal sheets which are fixed via clips 49 on the flanges (lateral extension 24) of the flexible shoe 6, as seen in Figure 2, and are present to give the flanges a transverse holding.
- These edges of the flexible shoe 6 are also held by four slides 50 which are secured to the body 9, as seen in Figure 2.
- the strokes of the pistons 28 will, in the example, be from 5 mm to 8 mm.
- the body 9 is designed to facilitate the installation of the conventional translator 4 and its attachment to the inserts 52, or nuts, which are overmolded in the shoe 6, as seen in Figure 3, taking into account the encumbrance of the conventional translator 4 and a coaxial cable strand 54 by which the translator 4 is electrically connected to the control means 13 ( Figure 1).
- the conventional translator 4 is provided with screws (not shown) that are screwed into the inserts (from outside the shoe). Only two of the four inserts used are visible in Figure 3.
- references X and Y respectively represent a direction normal to the front face 11 of the shoe 6 and a normal direction to the rear face 12 of this shoe.
- the angle CC between the directions X and Y is 10 °.
- the reference 56 designates a gland which is associated with the cable strand 54 and the reference 58 designates a member which is rigidly secured to the body 9 and makes it possible to fix the latter to the arm 16 (FIG. ).
- an optoelectronic card 60 or measuring circuit, which carries the measuring means 34 and is therefore used for measuring the respective heights of the pistons.
- the card 60 integrates a pair of transmission-reception means 42, 44 by
- the emission means 42 are light-emitting diodes and the reception means are photodetectors 44.
- Each light-emitting diode emits light towards the end 32 of the corresponding piston, this end reflects it and the corresponding photodetector 44 detects the reflected light.
- the distance from the piston head (end 32) is measured by means of the light reflected by the piston head and the current generated by the corresponding photodetector.
- the specifications of the card 60 are identical to those of the light transmitting / receiving means that comprises the ultrasonic contact transducer described in the document [2] to which reference will be made.
- a cable 61 connects this card 60 to the control means 12 (FIG. 1) and integrates all the electrical connections of the light-emitting diodes and photodetectors with these control means 12. The measuring points are therefore situated in the reference of the translator 1 in particular places
- Reas 40 which are defined by the positions of the pistons 28.
- the voltages provided by the photodetectors 44 are measured for particular elevations of the piston heads to create a conversion table.
- the voltages are converted into millimeters.
- the coordinates of the measuring points are representative of the surface of the object to be checked and are then used by an algorithm that reconstructs this surface using an interpolation function.
- a second function makes it possible to recalculate the coordinates of the elements 10 of the conventional translator 4 with respect to the surface of the object, this surface being reconstructed in the reference of the conventional object or translator 4.
- Another algorithm makes it possible to calculate the acoustic paths separating the elements 10 from the focal point of the ultrasound beam F (FIG. 1).
- the rigid conventional translator 4 is fixed to the flexible shoe 6.
- the latter comprises a deformable envelope 20, for example made of silicone, which is filled with a fluid 22, for example silicone or even water.
- the envelope 20 is thin and deformable to accommodate volume variations that are caused by variations in the surface of the object.
- the base of the shoe 6 comprises a thin sheet of silicone which constitutes the lateral extension 24 mentioned above.
- the pistons 28 rest on this sheet and thus provide the acoustic coupling by the expansion of the springs 38.
- the deformable sheet 25 is for example also silicone and is for example glued to the lateral extension 24.
- the pistons 28 associated with the springs 38 slide in the body 9 which also serves as an altitude reference to the measurement card 60; on this card are the pairs of light-emitting diodes 42 and photodetectors 44 which are located at the right of each piston 28 and whose functions are respectively to emit a light wave towards the head 32 of each piston and to convert into voltage the optical intensity reflected by this head; these voltages are then converted into altitudes to reconstruct the surface of the controlled object.
- the body 9 is provided with two other pistons 62 which are placed on either side of the shoe 6, between the rows of pistons R1 and R2, to press the lateral extension 24 of the shoe against the object to be controlled.
- These pistons 62 slide in holes 64 provided in the body 9.
- Springs 66 are provided to push the hemispherical heads 68 of the pistons 62 towards the lateral extension 24 as seen.
- Rectangular foils 70 are still attached to this lateral extension 24 via clips 72 and the pistons 62 press on the lateral extension 24 via the foils 70 as seen.
- the shafts 74 serve to guide the expansion springs 76.
- the screws 78, 80, 82 of Figures 2 and 4 serve to fix various elements of the body 9 to each other.
- inertial sensors it is possible to use inertial sensors to obtain the position and orientation of the translator 1, as mentioned in document [2].
- the light-emitting diodes 42 may be controlled so as to emit continuous or, on the contrary, discontinuous light beams, in particular light pulses.
- optical fibers are fed by a single light source, or by several light sources with one source per fiber, and are used to transmit the light to the respective second ends 32 of the movable portions 28, and other optical fibers are used to transmit the lights respectively reflected by these second ends to photodetectors.
- the source (s) and the photodetectors may be placed in the control means (13) in which the photocurrents generated by the photodetectors are treated when they receive the reflected light (see document [2]).
- the distance measuring means making it possible to detect displacements of the pistons, are optical means, thus enabling detection. optical of these displacements.
- optical means can be replaced by magnetic means.
- each diode assembly 42-photodetector 44 of FIG. 3 is replaced by a Hall effect sensor and a magnet is fixed on the end 32 of the moving part of the corresponding piston.
- the Hall effect sensor is thus able to provide a signal that is a function of the distance between this sensor and this magnet.
- a translator comprising a linear array of ultrasound elements 10 may be used, but the invention is not limited to such a translator.
- a matrix translator comprising an array of ultrasound elements 10.
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