GB2576041B - Non-destructive testing - Google Patents

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GB2576041B
GB2576041B GB1812633.4A GB201812633A GB2576041B GB 2576041 B GB2576041 B GB 2576041B GB 201812633 A GB201812633 A GB 201812633A GB 2576041 B GB2576041 B GB 2576041B
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Joseph Pye Andrew
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Priority to US17/260,595 priority patent/US20210190729A1/en
Priority to EP19742456.7A priority patent/EP3830563B1/en
Priority to PCT/GB2019/051998 priority patent/WO2020025927A1/en
Priority to ES19742456T priority patent/ES2950767T3/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N29/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves; Visualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves through the object
    • G01N29/04—Analysing solids
    • G01N29/06—Visualisation of the interior, e.g. acoustic microscopy
    • G01N29/0654—Imaging
    • G01N29/069—Defect imaging, localisation and sizing using, e.g. time of flight diffraction [TOFD], synthetic aperture focusing technique [SAFT], Amplituden-Laufzeit-Ortskurven [ALOK] technique
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64F—GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B64F5/00—Designing, manufacturing, assembling, cleaning, maintaining or repairing aircraft, not otherwise provided for; Handling, transporting, testing or inspecting aircraft components, not otherwise provided for
    • B64F5/60—Testing or inspecting aircraft components or systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N29/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves; Visualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves through the object
    • G01N29/04—Analysing solids
    • G01N29/043—Analysing solids in the interior, e.g. by shear waves
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N29/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves; Visualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves through the object
    • G01N29/22—Details, e.g. general constructional or apparatus details
    • G01N29/26—Arrangements for orientation or scanning by relative movement of the head and the sensor
    • G01N29/262—Arrangements for orientation or scanning by relative movement of the head and the sensor by electronic orientation or focusing, e.g. with phased arrays
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N29/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves; Visualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves through the object
    • G01N29/22—Details, e.g. general constructional or apparatus details
    • G01N29/30—Arrangements for calibrating or comparing, e.g. with standard objects
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N2291/00—Indexing codes associated with group G01N29/00
    • G01N2291/26—Scanned objects
    • G01N2291/269—Various geometry objects
    • G01N2291/2694—Wings or other aircraft parts

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GB1812633.4A GB2576041B (en) 2018-08-03 2018-08-03 Non-destructive testing
GB2215493.4A GB2609146A (en) 2018-08-03 2018-08-03 Non-destructive testing
PCT/GB2019/051998 WO2020025927A1 (en) 2018-08-03 2019-07-17 Non-destructive testing using phased arrays
EP19742456.7A EP3830563B1 (en) 2018-08-03 2019-07-17 Non-destructive testing using phased arrays
US17/260,595 US20210190729A1 (en) 2018-08-03 2019-07-17 Non-destructive testing using phased arrays
ES19742456T ES2950767T3 (en) 2018-08-03 2019-07-17 Non-destructive testing using phased arrays

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US20090178466A1 (en) * 2008-01-14 2009-07-16 Ethridge Roger E Acoustic transducer calibration block and method
GB2482588A (en) * 2010-08-04 2012-02-08 Boeing Co Ultrasonic probe
US20120130653A1 (en) * 2010-11-23 2012-05-24 Olympus Ndt, Inc. System and method of conducting refraction angle verification for phased array probes using standard calibration blocks
WO2015001409A1 (en) * 2013-07-01 2015-01-08 Konecranes Plc Method and apparatus for conducting phased array testing
US20150168355A1 (en) * 2013-12-16 2015-06-18 Jason HABERMEHL Automatic calibration for phased array inspection of girth weld
US20170038341A1 (en) * 2015-08-04 2017-02-09 Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation Specially designed phased array transducer for the inspection of fastener holes and adjacent structure without the removal of the fastener
US20180000460A1 (en) * 2016-07-01 2018-01-04 Olympus Scientific Solutions Americas Inc. Gapless calibration method for phased array ultrasonic inspection

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20040020296A1 (en) * 2002-07-30 2004-02-05 Michael Moles Phased array ultrasonic NDT system for fastener inspections
GB2399172A (en) * 2003-02-11 2004-09-08 Gen Electric Method of inspecting turbine wheel and bucket finger dovetails for cracks
US20050022602A1 (en) * 2003-07-30 2005-02-03 General Electric Company Ultrasonic inspection method and system therefor
US20090178466A1 (en) * 2008-01-14 2009-07-16 Ethridge Roger E Acoustic transducer calibration block and method
GB2482588A (en) * 2010-08-04 2012-02-08 Boeing Co Ultrasonic probe
US20120130653A1 (en) * 2010-11-23 2012-05-24 Olympus Ndt, Inc. System and method of conducting refraction angle verification for phased array probes using standard calibration blocks
WO2015001409A1 (en) * 2013-07-01 2015-01-08 Konecranes Plc Method and apparatus for conducting phased array testing
US20150168355A1 (en) * 2013-12-16 2015-06-18 Jason HABERMEHL Automatic calibration for phased array inspection of girth weld
US20170038341A1 (en) * 2015-08-04 2017-02-09 Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation Specially designed phased array transducer for the inspection of fastener holes and adjacent structure without the removal of the fastener
US20180000460A1 (en) * 2016-07-01 2018-01-04 Olympus Scientific Solutions Americas Inc. Gapless calibration method for phased array ultrasonic inspection

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