公开(公告)号：US20110100089A1

公开(公告)日：2011-05-05

申请号：US12981228

申请日：2010-12-29

申请人： Pierre Langlois ,  Michael Drummy

发明人： Pierre Langlois ,  Michael Drummy

IPC分类号： G01N29/04 ,  G01M99/00

CPC分类号： G01N29/262 ,  G01N29/0609 ,  G01N29/0645 ,  G01N2291/02491 ,  G01N2291/044 ,  G01N2291/106 ,  G10K11/346

摘要： The present invention relates to a method of detecting non-linear operation of a measuring device comprising an array of transducers and at least one receiver channel portion. The method comprises receiving measured signals through transducers of the array, processing the measured signals from the transducers through the receiver channel portion, combining the processed measured signals to produce a combined measurement signal, and detecting non-linearity of the combined measurement signal and non-linear operation of the measuring device by detecting saturation of the receiver channel portion. In one embodiment, the receiver channel portion comprises an analog-to-digital converter, a threshold is assigned to a digital output of the analog-to-digital converter, and saturation of the receiver channel portion is detected when the digital output of the analog-to-digital converter oversteps the assigned threshold. In one application of the invention, the measuring device is a non-destructive testing device.

公开(公告)号：US20100103016A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-29

申请号：US12605769

申请日：2009-10-26

申请人： Andrew Robert THOMAS ,  Michael DRUMMY

发明人： Andrew Robert THOMAS ,  Michael DRUMMY

IPC分类号： H03M1/12

CPC分类号： H03M1/188

摘要： A blending circuit is disclosed to be operable to combine plurality of digital outputs received from an analog to digital conversion system to create a composite digital signal. The analog to digital conversion system receives analog signals originated from multiple but substantially the same source signals, wherein the source signals being scaled to different degrees. A blending circuit deploys a blending factor to combine the digital outputs in a manner which blends and/or adjusts portion of each digital output being used to avoid over-flown portion of the digital outputs and to minimize phase and/or amplitude discontinuity of the composite digital signal.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种混合电路，用于组合从模数转换系统接收的多个数字输出以产生复合数字信号。 模数转换系统接收源自多个但基本上相同的源信号的模拟信号，其中源信号被缩放到不同程度。 混合电路部署混合因子以混合和/或调整每个数字输出部分的方式组合数字输出，以避免数字输出的过度流动部分，并最小化复合材料的相位和/或振幅不连续性 数字信号。

公开(公告)号：US20090303064A1

公开(公告)日：2009-12-10

申请号：US12477346

申请日：2009-06-03

申请人： Steven Abe LaBreck ,  Paul Joseph DeAngelo ,  Michael Drummy

发明人： Steven Abe LaBreck ,  Paul Joseph DeAngelo ,  Michael Drummy

IPC分类号： G08B21/00

CPC分类号： G01N29/07 ,  G01N29/30 ,  G01N29/4427 ,  G01N2291/02854 ,  G01N2291/2694

摘要： Alerting a user of a material inspection device to a change in thickness of a material being inspected is disclosed. A thickness offset is determined from calibration information. The calibration information identifies a time of flight of a pulse through a reference sample similar in composition to a material to be inspected. The thickness offset indicates when a thickness of a material being inspected differs from a thickness of the reference sample. A calibration thickness alarm is set, the calibration thickness alarm corresponding to the thickness offset. A change in thickness of the material being inspected is detected. The calibration thickness alarm is engaged to alert the user of the inspection device of a detected change in thickness of the material being inspected.

摘要翻译： 公开了材料检查装置的用户对所检查材料的厚度变化的警示。 从校准信息确定厚度偏移。 校准信息标识通过参考样品的脉冲的飞行时间，其类似于待检查的材料。 厚度偏移表示被检查材料的厚度何时与参考样品的厚度不同。 设置校准厚度报警，校准厚度报警对应于厚度偏移。 检测被检查材料的厚度变化。 校准厚度警报器被接合以向检查装置的用户通知检测到的被检查材料的厚度的变化。

公开(公告)号：US20170089847A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-30

申请号：US14865827

申请日：2015-09-25

申请人： Michael Drummy ,  C. Tricia Liu

发明人： Michael Drummy ,  C. Tricia Liu

IPC分类号： G01N23/223

CPC分类号： G01N23/223 ,  G01J3/0272 ,  G01N23/22 ,  G01N2223/076 ,  G01N2223/301

摘要： Disclosed is a portable non-destructive testing (NDT) instrument system that transmits spectrum data measured from a test material sample to a remotely located computer for computation of the sample's atomic element composition. The atomic element composition is subsequently transmitted back to the portable instrument for display to the operator in real time. The precision and accuracy of the compositional computation is improved by the greater processing power of the high performance remote computer. The operator of the NDT instrument may choose to use the remote computer to perform part or all of the compositional computation.

公开(公告)号：US08521457B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-27

申请号：US12254290

申请日：2008-10-20

申请人： Jayesh Patel ,  Michael Drummy

发明人： Jayesh Patel ,  Michael Drummy

IPC分类号： G01R19/00 ,  G01N11/00 ,  G01N27/82 ,  G01N29/06 ,  G01N27/90

CPC分类号： G01N27/82 ,  G01N27/90 ,  G01N29/0618

摘要： A user configured measurement display system and method for a non-destructive testing device and instrument (NDT/NDI) with high input data rate is disclosed. The system and the method provide the means for NDT/NDI instruments display measurement values that satisfies user designated measurement criterion occurring during any measurement time intervals (MTIs). The present disclosure overcomes the shortcomings of conventional ways of picking and displaying measurement values at fixed MTIs, by which the values truly satisfying the measurement criterion that occurs at random MTIs (other than scheduled MTIs) are often skipped.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用户配置了具有高输入数据速率的非破坏性测试设备和仪器（NDT / NDI）的测量显示系统和方法。 该系统和方法为NDT / NDI仪器提供了满足在任何测量时间间隔（MTI）期间发生的用户指定测量标准的测量值的方法。 本发明克服了传统方式在固定MTI处挑选和显示测量值的缺点，通过该缺点，经常跳过真正满足随机MTI（不包括调度MTI）的测量标准的值。

公开(公告)号：US07817076B2

公开(公告)日：2010-10-19

申请号：US12192369

申请日：2008-08-15

申请人： Michael Drummy ,  Andrew Thomas ,  Denys Laquerre ,  David Larochelle ,  Pierre Langlois ,  Steven Besser

发明人： Michael Drummy ,  Andrew Thomas ,  Denys Laquerre ,  David Larochelle ,  Pierre Langlois ,  Steven Besser

IPC分类号： H03M1/12

CPC分类号： G01R19/2509 ,  G01N29/262 ,  G01N29/44

摘要： A multiple mode digitization system for a non-destructive inspection instrument which makes use of a multiplexing circuit and a single set of analog to digital converters to efficiently digitize analog test signals from a plurality of inputs. In the preferred embodiment, each of the analog to digital converters in the system is driven with an independent and separate clock signal, allowing for propagation delay compensation among the plurality of test signals as well as interleaved sampling such that custom sampling rates can be used for each input without the need for more than one clock frequency. In an alternate embodiment, phase adjustments on the sampling clocks are used only for interleave sampling, and digital filters are used to provide signal propagation delay compensation.

摘要翻译： 一种用于非破坏性检查仪器的多模式数字化系统，其利用多路复用电路和单组模数转换器来有效地数字化来自多个输入的模拟测试信号。 在优选实施例中，系统中的每个模数转换器都用独立和分离的时钟信号驱动，允许多个测试信号之间的传播延迟补偿以及交错采样，使得定制采样速率可用于 每个输入不需要多于一个时钟频率。 在替代实施例中，采样时钟上的相位调整仅用于交织采样，并且使用数字滤波器来提供信号传播延迟补偿。

公开(公告)号：US20070034010A1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-15

申请号：US11354221

申请日：2006-02-14

申请人： Pierre Langlois ,  Michael Drummy

发明人： Pierre Langlois ,  Michael Drummy

IPC分类号： G01N29/04

CPC分类号： G01N29/262 ,  G01N29/0609 ,  G01N29/0645 ,  G01N2291/02491 ,  G01N2291/044 ,  G01N2291/106 ,  G10K11/346

摘要： The present invention relates to a method of detecting non-linear operation of a measuring device comprising an array of transducers and at least one receiver channel portion. The method comprises receiving measured signals through transducers of the array, processing the measured signals from the transducers through the receiver channel portion, combining the processed measured signals to produce a combined measurement signal, and detecting non-linearity of the combined measurement signal and non-linear operation of the measuring device by detecting saturation of the receiver channel portion. In one embodiment, the receiver channel portion comprises an analog-to-digital converter, a threshold is assigned to a digital output of the analog-to-digital converter, and saturation of the receiver channel portion is detected when the digital output of the analog-to-digital converter oversteps the assigned threshold. In one application of the invention, the measuring device is a non-destructive testing device.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种检测包括一组换能器和至少一个接收器通道部分的测量装置的非线性操作的方法。 该方法包括通过阵列的换能器接收测量信号，通过接收器通道部分处理来自换能器的测量信号，组合经处理的测量信号以产生组合的测量信号，以及检测组合测量信号和非组合测量信号的非线性， 通过检测接收机通道部分的饱和度来测量设备的线性操作。 在一个实施例中，接收器通道部分包括模数转换器，阈值被分配给模数转换器的数字输出，并且当模拟数字输出的数字输出被检测到接收器通道部分的饱和 数字转换器超过分配的阈值。 在本发明的一个应用中，测量装置是无损检测装置。

公开(公告)号：US4963880A

公开(公告)日：1990-10-16

申请号：US315233

申请日：1989-02-23

申请人： John J. Torre ,  Michael Drummy

发明人： John J. Torre ,  Michael Drummy

IPC分类号： H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q7/00

CPC分类号： H01Q7/00 ,  H01Q1/247

摘要： A coplanar antenna system having a single-coil loop antenna provides both transmit and receive functions. The antenna operates in a tuned mode during transmitting and an untuned mode during receiving. Dead zone and transformer effect problems are virtually eliminated. The transmitter is highly efficient and the receiver is impulse noise immune.

摘要翻译： 具有单线圈环形天线的共面天线系统提供发射和接收功能。 天线在发射过程中以调谐模式工作，在接收期间以未回转模式工作。 死区和变压器效应问题几乎消除了。 发射机是高效的，接收机是脉冲噪声免疫的。

公开(公告)号：US09933375B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-03

申请号：US14865827

申请日：2015-09-25

申请人： Michael Drummy ,  C. Tricia Liu

发明人： Michael Drummy ,  C. Tricia Liu

IPC分类号： G01N23/22 ,  G01N23/223

CPC分类号： G01N23/223 ,  G01J3/0272 ,  G01N23/22 ,  G01N2223/076 ,  G01N2223/301

摘要： Disclosed is a portable non-destructive testing (NDT) instrument system that transmits spectrum data measured from a test material sample to a remotely located computer for computation of the sample's atomic element composition. The atomic element composition is subsequently transmitted back to the portable instrument for display to the operator in real time. The precision and accuracy of the compositional computation is improved by the greater processing power of the high performance remote computer. The operator of the NDT instrument may choose to use the remote computer to perform part or all of the compositional computation.

公开(公告)号：US08798940B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-05

申请号：US13083648

申请日：2011-04-11

申请人： Christophe Imbert ,  Michael Drummy

发明人： Christophe Imbert ,  Michael Drummy

IPC分类号： G01B5/28 ,  G01N29/275 ,  G01N29/22 ,  G01M13/04 ,  G01N29/26

CPC分类号： G01N29/225 ,  G01M13/045 ,  G01N29/262 ,  G01N29/275 ,  G01N2291/2623 ,  G01N2291/2634

摘要： A device is disclosed for performing non-destructive inspection and testing (NDT/NDI) of an elongated test object, wherein the inspection system includes: a test object conveyor for conveying the test object along a longitudinal conveyance path; a probe assembly including phased-array probes, the probe assembly being configured to induce signals in the test object and sense echoes reflected from the test object; a probe assembly conveyor configured to movably support the probe assembly, to move the probe assembly on a circumferential path about the test object; and a control system coupled to the test object conveyor and to the probe assembly conveyor and configured to allow data acquisition by and from the phased-array probes while, simultaneously, the test object moves along the longitudinal path and the phased-array probes move on the circumferential path. The test system may include phased-array probes of different types to optimize detecting faults or cracks in the test object which extend in different directions.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于执行细长测试对象的非破坏性检查和测试（NDT / NDI）的装置，其中所述检查系统包括：用于沿着纵向传送路径传送所述测试对象的测试对象传送器; 包括相控阵探头的探针组件，所述探针组件被配置为在所述测试对象中感应信号并感测从所述测试对象反射的回波; 探针组件传送器，其构造成可移动地支撑探针组件，以使探针组件在围绕测试对象的圆周路径上移动; 以及耦合到测试对象传送器和探针组件传送器并被配置为允许从相控阵探头进行数据采集的控制系统，同时，测试对象沿着纵向路径移动并且相控阵探头移动 圆周路径。 测试系统可以包括不同类型的相控阵探针，以优化在不同方向上延伸的测试对象中的检测故障或裂纹。