Method and device for detecting and characterizing a reflecting element in an object

    公开(公告)号:US10921293B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-16

    申请号:US16341035

    申请日:2017-10-10

    摘要: A method and device are provided for determining a mode of detection of an element that reflects ultrasonic waves, wherein it comprises at least the following steps: For each point P of a given volume Zr, determining an ultrasonic field value Aijm (P) for N emitter-receiver pairs (i, j) and for one detection mode m,
    computing a number C m ⁡ ( P , n → ) = ∑ i , j = 1 N ⁢ ⁢ c ij m ⁡ ( P , n → ) of reflections of the wave where c ij m = { 1 if ⁢ ⁢  n → ij m ⁡ ( P ) · n →  = 1 0 if ⁢ ⁢ not with {right arrow over (n)}ijm(P) the normal formed by the “forward” direction {right arrow over (d)}i and the “backward” direction {right arrow over (d)}j of the ultrasonic wave emitted and reflected by the reflecting element, computing the energy value Em(P,{right arrow over (n)}) for each point P of the zone Zr, with {right arrow over (n)} and for a plurality of modes m with E m ⁡ ( P , n → ) = ∑ i , j = 1 N ⁢ ⁢ A ij m ⁡ ( P ) ⁢ c ij ⁡ ( P , n → ) comparing the obtained energy values Em(P,{right arrow over (n)}) to one or more threshold values Es, selecting the one or more energy values that meet the one or more threshold-value conditions, and deducing a mode to be used to construct a representation of the reflecting element.

    PORTABLE ARTICULATING ULTRASONIC INSPECTION

    公开(公告)号:US20210041400A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-11

    申请号:US16985873

    申请日:2020-08-05

    IPC分类号: G01N29/06 G01N29/04

    摘要: Methods of assessing internal features of oilfield equipment including elbows, connections, valves, branches, olets, and other structures include the methods and apparatus for determining the physical geometric boundaries of oilfield structures using an automated articulating arm with an external laser scanner and an ultrasonic probe.

    System and method for inspecting a structure with coda acoustic waves

    公开(公告)号:US10883969B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-05

    申请号:US16094373

    申请日:2017-04-21

    申请人: SAFRAN

    摘要: A system for inspecting a structure with coda acoustic waves, via a given surface (S) that is accessible from the exterior of the structure. The system operates to acoustically excite the structure at least one determined excitation point (Pe1) of the given surface (S) with an ultrasonic pulse of determined form, measure vibrations at least three set measurement points (Pmi) on the given surface (S), during a time window set with respect to the ultrasonic pulse, and exploit the vibration measurements in order to define an indication (Pd) in the structure of at least one possible defect using a coda acoustic-wave signal at each of the measurement points (Pmi).

    Micro-resolution ultrasonic nondestructive imaging method

    公开(公告)号:US10761066B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-01

    申请号:US15631901

    申请日:2017-06-23

    摘要: A system and methods of nondestructive testing are described. The system includes an immersion ultrasonic probe and a laser vibrometer. The immersion ultrasonic probe and a sample are immersed in a fluid contained in an immersion tank and the laser vibrometer is disposed outside of the immersion tank. A tightly focused ultrasonic beam from the immersion ultrasonic probe and a laser beam from the laser vibrometer are both transmitted upon a sample, the laser beam being transmitted through the wall of the immersion tank. Since the ultrasonic beam is tightly focused and the laser beam samples only a small area impinged by the ultrasonic beam, microscopic resolution is obtained.

    ULTRASONIC BEAM FOCUS ADJUSTMENT FOR SINGLE-TRANSDUCER ULTRASONIC ASSEMBLY TOOLS

    公开(公告)号:US20200271812A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-27

    申请号:US16874364

    申请日:2020-05-14

    发明人: ZACHARY LEONARD

    摘要: Methods, systems, devices, and products for ultrasonic borehole logging using an ultrasonic borehole imaging tool in a borehole intersecting the earth formation. Methods may include adjusting a focus for an ultrasonic beam generated from a single-transducer ultrasonic assembly of the ultrasonic imaging tool; using a receiver to generate measurement information responsive to an ultrasonic signal caused by the ultrasonic beam; and estimating a parameter of interest from the measurement information. Methods may include adjusting the focus in dependence upon environmental conditions, the environmental conditions comprising at least one of: i) standoff between the ultrasonic imaging tool and a wall of the borehole; and ii) borehole annulus conditions. Methods may include adjusting the focus in substantially real-time. The ultrasonic beam may be focused with a focal zone at the borehole wall configured to produce a beam spot size of a selected diameter.

    Systems and methods for swept-source optical coherence tomographic vibrography

    公开(公告)号:US10729327B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-04

    申请号:US15758026

    申请日:2016-10-14

    摘要: Systems and methods are provided for performing OCT vibrography based on the synchronization of components of the OCT vibrography system. An A-scan trigger is employed to synchronize the operation of the scanning subsystem that scans the sample beam and an acoustic stimulus source that generates an acoustic stimulus for vibrographic measurements. The acoustic stimulus source is controlled such that when the scanning subsystem dwells on an imaging line selected for vibrography measurements, the acoustic stimulus is generated over a plurality of A-scans and the phase of the acoustic stimulus is locked to the A-scan trigger, such that the phase of the acoustic stimulus is incrementally modified with each A-scan. The accumulation of the acoustic phase is therefore synchronized to the A-scan trigger. The synchronization, providing synchronized acoustic phase evolution during each acoustic phase waveform cycle, permits the use of the OCT vibrography system for simultaneous anatomical and functional imaging.

    ULTRASOUND PROBE AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20200229791A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-23

    申请号:US16741095

    申请日:2020-01-13

    摘要: An ultrasound probe including: a circuit substrate (23) having a recess in a first region on the lower surface side; a buffer layer (400) composed of an insulating material on a second region different from the first region of circuit substrate (23); and an element array layer (22) including a first piezoelectric element (100) for ultrasound transmission formed in the first region of the circuit substrate (23) without the buffer layer (400), and a second piezoelectric element (200) for ultrasound reception formed in the second region of the circuit substrate (23) on the buffer layer (400). The first piezoelectric element (100) vibrates in a flexural vibration mode on the circuit substrate (23), and the second piezoelectric element (200) vibrates in a thickness vibration mode on the circuit substrate (23).

    Wafer chuck
    90.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10663434B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-26

    申请号:US15637044

    申请日:2017-06-29

    申请人: SONIX, Inc.

    摘要: A wafer chuck includes a support structure having a first side structurally configured to support a wafer, and a vacuum zone formed on the first side of the support structure. The vacuum zone may be at least partially bounded by a ring extending from a recessed surface of the first side of the support structure. The wafer chuck further includes a plurality of suction cups disposed in the vacuum zone, where one or more of the plurality of suction cups is coupled with a channel extending through the support structure. One or more vacuums are in fluid communication with the channel, where a vacuum is structurally configured to provide suction through the channel.