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- the present invention relates non destructive testing, and more particularly, to the use of thermal imaging and ultrasonic testing to inspect the internal structures of materials .
- NDE non-destructive evaluation
- One solution uses an ultrasonic source to generate ultrasonic surface displacements in target materials.
- the ultrasonic surface displacements are then measured and analyzed.
- the source of the ultrasound may be a pulsed generation laser beam directed at the target.
- Laser light from a separate detection laser illuminates the ultrasonic surface displacements and is scattered by the work piece surface.
- collection optics collect the scattered laser energy.
- the collection optics are coupled to an interferometer or other device, and data about the structural integrity of the composite structure can be obtained through analysis of the scattered laser energy.
- Laser ultrasound has been shown to be very effective for the inspection of parts during the manufacturing process.
- a laser source produces sound by thermal expansion at a localized spot on the surface while a probe laser beam, coupled to an interferometer, detects surface displacements or velocity.
- the thermal expansion due to the absorption of the generation laser produces a displacement that is demodulated by the laser-ultrasound detection system resulting in a pulse at the beginning of the laser-ultrasound signal.
- This echo is commonly called surface echo.
- the surface echo may mask any echo produced by a defect near the sample surface.
- the duration of the surface echo depends on the generation laser pulse duration and on the frequency bandwidth of the detection system.
- the surface echo might last up to a few microseconds.
- Transient infrared (IR) thermography another NDE method, does not efficiently allow for the inspection of polymer- matrix composites due to its insensitivity to defects deeper than a few mm' s in polymer-matrix parts.
- Embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems and methods that substantially address the above identified needs and other needs as well.
- the embodiments of the present invention are further described in the following description and claims. Advantages and features of embodiments of the present invention may become apparent from the description, accompanying drawings and claims .
- Embodiments of the present invention combine laser ultrasound and thermal imaging techniques to substantially address the above identified needs and other needs as well.
- Laser-ultrasound generation techniques may be used to provide a transient heat source.
- transient infrared (IR) thermography may be combined with laser ultrasound to provide a more complete non-destructive inspection of polymer-matrix parts (i.e. composite materials).
- One embodiment provides an inspection system to examine near surface and deep internal structures of target material .
- This inspection system includes a generation laser, an ultrasonic detection system, a thermal imaging system, and a processor/control module.
- the generation laser produces a pulsed laser beam that is operable to induce both ultrasonic displacements and thermal transients at the target material.
- the ultrasonic detection system detects ultrasonic surface displacements at the target material.
- the thermal imaging system detects thermal transients at the target material.
- the processor/controller analyzes and correlates both detected ultrasonic displacements and thermal imagery of the target material to yield information about the target material's near surface and deep internal structure.
- Another embodiment provides a method of inspecting the internal structures of a target.
- This method involves inducing both ultrasonic displacements and thermal transients at the target material.
- These ultrasonic displacements and thermal transients may be produced using a single pulsed generation laser beam.
- the ultrasonic displacements and the thermal transients caused by the generation laser beam directed at a surface of the target may be detected and analyzed.
- Generation and analysis may involve synchronization and correlation of both ultrasonic information and thermal information to yield a more complete understanding about the structure of the target. Analyzing ultrasonic displacements for example may yield information about deep internal structures within the composite material .
- Thermal imagery may yield information about year surface internal structures of the composite material.
- Yet another embodiment provides a composite material inspection system.
- This composite material inspection system includes a generation laser to generate a pulsed laser beam that induces ultrasonic displacements and thermal transients at the composite material.
- An ultrasonic detection system is provided to detect the ultrasonic surface displacements at the composite material.
- a thermal imaging system is provided to detect thermal transients at the composite material.
- the control module may match thermal imaging frame acquisition to a pulse rate of the generation laser beam.
- a processor is provided to analyze and correlate the detected ultrasonic displacements and thermal imagery in order to yield information about the overall internal structure of the target.
- FIG. 1 illustrates the use of generation laser beam and a detection laser beam to generate and detect laser ultrasonic displacements and thermal transients in accordance with embodiments of the present invention
- FIG. 2 provides a block diagram to show the basic components of laser ultrasound/thermal imaging system
- FIG. 3 provides a block diagram or functional diagram of a laser ultrasound and IR imaging system in accordance with embodiments of the present invention,-
- FIG. 4 describes the processing of IR images used to gather information about the near surface internal structure of target in accordance with embodiments of the present invention
- FIG. 5 shows the infrared results obtained by scanning a pulsed CO2 laser beam on a polymer plate with flat-bottom holes in accordance with embodiments of the present invention,-
- FIG. 6 provides a logic flow diagram in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention
- FIG. 7 depicts a block diagram of a generation laser operable to generate ultrasonic displacements and thermal transients in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.
- Embodiments of the present invention combine laser ultrasound and thermal imaging techniques to provide a more complete non-destructive inspection of target materials such as but not limited to polymer-matrix parts (i.e. composite materials) .
- One embodiment provides an inspection system operable to examine internal structures of the target material.
- This inspection system includes a generation laser, an ultrasonic detection system, a thermal imaging system, and a processor/control module.
- the generation laser produces a pulsed laser beam operable to induce both ultrasonic displacements and thermal transients at the target material.
- the ultrasonic detection system detects ultrasonic surface displacements at the target material.
- the thermal imaging system detects thermal transients at the target material.
- the processor analyzes and correlates both detected ultrasonic displacements and thermal imagery of the target material to yield information about the target material's overall internal structure. Embodiments of the present invention provide for faster inspection rates, improved system reliability, and lower operation costs.
- FIG. 1 illustrates the use of generation laser beam and a detection laser beam to generate and detect laser ultrasonic displacements and thermal transients in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.
- Laser beam 102 generates ultrasound and thermal transients while illumination (detection) laser beam 104 detects the ultrasound at a target 106, such as a composite material under test. As shown, these lasers may be coaxially applied to target 106.
- Generation laser beam 102 causes thermo-elastic expansion 112 in target 106 that results in the formation of ultrasonic deformations or waves 108. Deformations or ultrasonic waves 108 propagate in target 106 and modulate, scatter and reflect detection laser beam 104 to produce phase- modulated light 110 directed away from target 106 which is collected and processed to obtain information describing the internal structure of target 106.
- FIG. 2 provides a block diagram with the basic components for performing ultrasonic laser testing and infrared (IR) thermography.
- Generation laser 210 produces generation laser beam 212 which optical assembly 214 directs to target 216.
- optical assembly 214 includes a scanner or other like mechanism that moves laser beam 212 along a scan or test plan 218.
- Optical assembly 214 may include visual cameras, depth cameras, IR cameras, range detectors, narrowband cameras or other like optical sensors known to those having skill in the art. These optical sensors each may require calibrations prior to performing an inspection. This calibration verifies the ability of the system to integrate information gathered by various sensors.
- Generation laser 210 produces an ultrasonic wave 108 and a thermal transient within target 216.
- Thermal imaging system 232 captures thermal images of the target. These images are processed to yield information about near surface internal structures of target 216. This process will be described in further detail with reference to FIGs. 3 and following.
- Thermo-elastic expansion 112 producing ultrasonic wave 108 and thermal transient are the result of the composite material absorbing the generation laser beam.
- Composite material 216 readily absorbs generation laser beam 212 without ablating or breaking down.
- Higher powered generation lasers are not necessarily preferred to overcome signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) issues as these can result in ablation of material at the surface of the workpiece, potentially damaging the component. In other embodiments, depending on the material being tested, some ablation may be acceptable in order to increase the SNR of the detected signal.
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- Generation laser beam 212 has appropriate pulse duration, power, and frequency to induce ultrasonic surface deformations and appropriate thermal transients.
- a transverse-excited atmospheric (TEA) CO laser can produce a 10.6 micron wavelength beam for a 100 nanosecond pulse width.
- the power of the laser must be sufficient to deliver, for example, a 0.25 joule pulse to the target, which may require a 100 watt laser operating at a 400 Hz pulse repetition rate.
- Generation laser beam 212 is absorbed as heat into the target surface thereby causing thermo-elastic expansion without ablation.
- Detection laser 220 operating in pulsed mode or CW mode does not induce ultrasonic displacements.
- an Nd: YAG laser can be used.
- Detection laser 220 generates detection laser beam 222. Detection laser 220 includes or optically couples to filtering mechanism 224 to remove noise from detection laser beam 224.
- Optical assembly 214 directs detection laser beam 224 to the surface of composite material 216 which scatters and/or reflects detection laser beam 224. Resultant phase modulated light is collected by collection optics 226. As shown here, scattered and/or reflected detection laser light travels back through optical assembly 214.
- Optional optical processor 228 and interferometer 230 process the phase modulated light to produce a signal containing information representative of the ultrasonic displacements at the surface of composite material 216.
- Data processing and control system 232 coordinates operation of the laser ultrasound system components and thermal imagery components to yield information about internal structures of the target.
- Data processing and control system 232 may be a single processing device or a plurality of processing devices.
- a processing device may be a microprocessor, micro-controller, digital signal processor, microcomputer, central processing unit, field programmable gate array, programmable logic device, state machine, logic circuitry, analog circuitry, digital circuitry, and/or any device that manipulates signals (analog and/or digital) based on operational instructions stored in memory.
- the memory may be a single memory device or a plurality of memory devices.
- Such a memory device may be a read-only memory, random access memory, volatile memory, non-volatile memory, static memory, dynamic memory, flash memory, cache memory, and/or any device that stores digital information.
- the memory stores, and data processing and control system 232 executes, operational instructions corresponding to at least some of the steps and/or functions as will be illustrated.
- FIG. 3 provides a block or functional diagram of a laser ultrasound and IR imaging system 300 in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.
- Laser ultrasound and IR imaging system 300 includes a generation laser 302, a control module 304, a laser ultrasound detection system 306, a thermal imaging system 308, a processing module 310, and optical system 312.
- Generation laser 302 produces a generation laser beam which is directed by optical systems 312 to a target 314 made of materials such as but not limited to composite materials wherein ultrasonic displacements are induced as discussed above.
- Laser ultrasound detection system 306 generates a detection laser beam which is directed by optical systems 312 to target 314 wherein ultrasonic displacements at the surface of target 314 cause the detection laser beam to be phase modulated.
- the detection laser beam is scattered by the surface of the target.
- Optical systems 312 also collect this scattered phase modulated light.
- the laser ultrasound detection system 306 processes the collected phase modulated light in order to develop a signal containing information about the ultrasonic displacements. This signal is provided to processing module 310.
- Generation laser 302 also creates a thermal transient for thermographic measurements of target 314.
- a thermal imaging system such an IR camera 308 acquires thermal images or frames of the thermal transients within target 314. An image is acquired for each generation laser pulse. Additional images may be acquired at predetermined times after each generation pulse.
- thermographic results complement the laser- ultrasound results and provide in this manner a more complete and more reliable inspection.
- Transient IR thermography does not by itself provide for the efficient inspection of composite parts such as polymer matrix composites. Transient IR thermography is sensitive only to the top surface of the composite parts because it is a low thermal conductivity on the polymer matrix. Thus, IR thermography cannot be used to identify to detect and identify deep defects within a polymer matrix or composite part.
- Laser ultrasound and IR imaging system 300 incorporates both laser ultrasound which provides a deep internal inspection system and thermal imaging to address near surface inspection of target 314. This addresses problems associated with the fact that laser ultrasound inspection may be less sensitive to near surface defects. By combining these two techniques a more complete non-destructive inspection of a composite part or material is possible than was possible when only using laser ultrasound or IR thermography.
- FIG. 4 describes the processing of IR images to gather information about the internal structure of target 314.
- a thermal image may be gathered after each or predetermined amount of time after the generation laser beam has been fired.
- the generation laser beam will be scanned along scan path 316. Points 318 at which the generation laser beam is directed will each have a thermal transient 320.
- Target 314N shows the scanning of path 316 by repeatedly illuminating target 314 with generation laser beam and collecting numerous thermal images .
- thermal transients may be used to determine the thermal properties associated with the target material .
- a quantitative thermal wall thickness may be determined by analyzing thermal imagery over time at the target. This may be presented in the form of a synthetic visual image as is illustrated in FIG. 5. This processing approach analyzes infrared images (more specifically temperature variations as a function of time within the different images are analyzed) . A relative temperature variation curve is built from all the IR images for each point of the IR camera.
- FIG. 5 shows the infrared results obtained by scanning a pulsed CO2 laser beam on a polymer plate with flat-bottom holes. The defects in the target 502 clearly appear in the gray scale image 500.
- Image 500 includes various points 504 within material 502. This image may be generated using an imaging method such as that described in US. Patent No. 6,367,969 entitled “Synthetic reference thermal imaging method,” which is incorporated by reference for all purposes.
- IR transient thermography analysis approaches may be used to accurately measure the thickness of a target and provide a visual coded display indicative of its cross- sectional thickness over a desired area of the target.
- IR transient thermography use of an inflection point in a temperature-time (T-t) response analysis of the surface of a rapidly heated target, preferably obtained from "front-side" IR camera observations. This inflection point occurs relatively early in the T-t response and is essentially independent of lateral heat loss mechanisms. (Such considerations may be of particular relevance, for example, when working with metals since, due to the high thermal conductivity of metals, the thermal response of a metal target is fairly quick and, consequently, the time available for obtaining thermal data measurements is usually short) .
- the inflection point is extracted from thermal data acquired over a predetermined time period from successive IR camera image frames. Preferably, this time period is at least somewhat longer than an anticipated characteristic time based on an estimation of the thickness of the target being evaluated.
- Thermal reference data is computed for each (x,y) pixel location of the imaged target and then used to determine contrast as a function of time for each pixel.
- a computer system controls the imaging system, records and analyzes surface temperature data acquired via the IR camera, and provides a color or gray pattern- keyed image that accurately corresponds to thickness of the target. This information may be merged with laser ultrasound data to produce a more detailed internal picture of the target.
- the acquisition of surface temperature data is initiated by firing the generation laser to illuminate and heat a portion of the surface of the target .
- Thermal image frames are then recorded over a period of time after each generation laser pulse and the recorded images used to develop a temperature- time (T- 1) history, such as that associated with thermal transients 320 of FIG. 4.
- Heat flow analysis of the T- 1 history is then conducted for each pixel in the acquired image frames to determine the thickness of the target at each resolution element location.
- analysis of transient heat flow through solid portions of a target requires determining a characteristic time required for a "pulse" of thermal energy to penetrate the target at a first surface, reflect off an opposite surface and return to the first surface. Since this characteristic time is related to the distance between the two surfaces, it can be used to determine the thickness of the target between the two surfaces at a desired point.
- a contrast-versus-time curve is determined for each (x,y) pixel location corresponding to each resolution element of the target surface.
- FIG. 6 provides a logic flow diagram describing a method to inspect materials such as but not limited to composite materials in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.
- Operations 600 apply both laser ultrasound techniques and thermal imaging or infrared thermography techniques in order to inspect and examine the internal structure of a material to be tested.
- Operations 600 begin in step 602 where ultrasonic displacements and thermal transients are induced in a target material . These may both be done using a generation laser beam associated with a laser ultrasound system. This generation laser beam when directed to the surface of the target material generates both ultrasonic displacements and a thermal transient as discussed with reference to FIGs. 1 and 4.
- Step 604 the ultrasonic displacements and thermal transients are detected.
- the ultrasonic displacements may be detected using an ultrasound system such as but not limited to a laser ultrasound system.
- the thermal transient may be detected by acquiring thermal imagery of the target material. As discussed previously the generation of the thermal transient and ultrasound may be synchronized or correlated. This information may be used to match the results of analysis performed in step 606.
- both the detected ultrasonic displacements and thermal imagery are analyzed.
- the detected ultrasonic displacements will provide information regarding the deep internal structures of the target material while the thermal imagery of the thermal transients may be processed to determine near surface structures within the target material. Because the ultrasonic displacements and thermal transients are initiated by the same generation laser beam this information may be used to easily correlate the detected ultrasonic displacements and thermal imagery. This allows in step 608 a detailed composite understanding of both the near surface and deep internal structures of the target material to be realized.
- Correlation may be done in part by applying a time stamp to thermal images that are acquired. Also the thermal imaging acquisition frame rate may be matched to the pulse rate of the generation laser beam. Thermography allows a synthetic image for other representation to be determined of the target material .
- the generation laser beam may be a mid- IR ultrasound generation laser.
- Such a generation laser provides a compact, high-average power mid- IR laser for ultrasound and thermal transient generation.
- the generation laser 700 includes a pump laser head 702, having a fiber laser therein, fiber coupled to a generation laser head 704. Using fiber lasers allows the laser pump to be located remotely from generation laser head 704. The pump laser head may be coupled via optical fiber 702 to the generation laser head 704.
- Locating the pump laser head 702 meters away from generation laser beam delivery head 704 allows a compact mid- IR generation laser head that reduces the overall payload and the stability requirements for robotic systems used to deliver the generation laser beam and acquire thermal images. Only a compact and light-weight module containing the generation laser beam delivery head and an IR camera is required to be mounted within the inspection head of the robotic system. This allows the deployment of a mid- IR laser source using smaller robots. Thus, new composite inspection opportunities are created for in- field composite NDE using portable laser ultrasound systems and IR thermography systems. These approaches are discussed in US
- the embodiments of the present invention provide an inspection system operable to examine internal structures of a target material.
- This inspection system includes a generation laser, an ultrasonic detection system, a thermal imaging system, and a processor/control module.
- the generation laser produces a pulsed laser beam that is operable to induce ultrasonic displacements and thermal transients at the target material.
- the ultrasonic detection system detects ultrasonic surface displacements at the target material .
- the thermal imaging system detects thermal transients at the target material .
- the processor analyzes both detected ultrasonic displacements and thermal imagery of the target material to yield information about the target material's internal structure.
- the term “substantially” or “approximately”, as may be used herein, provides an industry-accepted tolerance to its corresponding term. Such an industry-accepted tolerance ranges from less than one percent to twenty percent and corresponds to, but is not limited to, component values, integrated circuit process variations, temperature variations, rise and fall times, and/or thermal noise.
- the term “operably coupled”, as may be used herein, includes direct coupling and indirect coupling via another component, . element, circuit, or module where, for indirect coupling, the intervening component, element, circuit, or module does not modify the information of a signal but may adjust its current level, voltage level, and/or power level.
- inferred coupling includes direct and indirect coupling between two elements in the same manner as “operably coupled” .
- the term "compares favorably” indicates that a comparison between two or more elements, items, signals, etc., provides a desired relationship. For example, when the desired relationship is that signal 1 has a greater magnitude than signal 2, a favorable comparison may be achieved when the magnitude of signal 1 is greater than that of signal 2 or when the magnitude of signal 2 is less than that of signal 1.
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