公开(公告)号：US20180231502A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-16

申请号：US15893977

申请日：2018-02-12

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Frank Kahmann ,  Daniel Koers ,  Norbert Ewald Steinhoff ,  Weiwei Zhang

IPC: G01N29/22 ,  G01N29/04 ,  G01N29/09 ,  G01N29/28 ,  G01N29/265

Abstract: An inspection system for determining the efficacy and veracity of a bond-line, comprising: a robotic arm assembly providing a gimbal mount for enabling linear and rotary translation about multiple axes; an ultrasonic transducer affixed to the gimbal mount of the robotic arm assembly and comprising a planar array of transducer elements, each transducer element capable of transmitting and receiving reflected ultrasonic energy indicative of changes in acoustic impedance within the bond-line. The reflected energy of each transducer element provides acquired bond-line data indicative of the efficacy of the bond-line while select transducer elements produce orientation data indicative of the orientation of the planar array relative to the contour of the bonded joint. The bond-line and orientation data are combined to determine whether the direction of the transmitted pulse should be altered to validate the bond-line data.

公开(公告)号：US10684261B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-16

申请号：US15468212

申请日：2017-03-24

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Stephan Falter ,  Alexander Felix Fiseni ,  Stephan Schmitz ,  Daniel Koers ,  Matthias Erhard Schwabe

IPC: G01N29/22 ,  G01N29/265 ,  G01N29/26 ,  G01N29/27 ,  G01N29/24 ,  G01N29/28 ,  G01N29/44

Abstract: An inspection system for performing an inspection of an end region of a part is provided. The inspection system includes a robotic assembly positioned along a side of the part. The inspection system includes an ultrasonic probe coupled to the robotic assembly and positioned in proximity to the end region of the part. The ultrasonic probe is moved by the robotic assembly along a path to inspect the end region of the part. During the inspection, the ultrasonic probe transmits a signal towards the end region of the part and receives a reflected signal from the end region of the part. The inspection system provides, as a single system, for inspection of both a body of the part and the end region of the part.

公开(公告)号：US20170284973A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-05

申请号：US15468212

申请日：2017-03-24

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Stephan Falter ,  Alexander Felix Fiseni ,  Stephan Schmitz ,  Daniel Koers ,  Matthias Erhard Schwabe

IPC: G01N29/22 ,  G01N29/28 ,  G01N29/44 ,  G01N29/24

Abstract: An inspection system for performing an inspection of an end region of a part is provided. The inspection system includes a robotic assembly positioned along a side of the part. The inspection system includes an ultrasonic probe coupled to the robotic assembly and positioned in proximity to the end region of the part. The ultrasonic probe is moved by the robotic assembly along a path to inspect the end region of the part. During the inspection, the ultrasonic probe transmits a signal towards the end region of the part and receives a reflected signal from the end region of the part. The inspection system provides, as a single system, for inspection of both a body of the part and the end region of the part.

公开(公告)号：US10782268B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-22

申请号：US15893977

申请日：2018-02-12

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Frank Kahmann ,  Daniel Koers ,  Norbert Ewald Steinhoff ,  Weiwei Zhang

IPC: G01N29/22 ,  G01N29/04 ,  G01N29/09 ,  G01N29/265 ,  G01N29/28

Abstract: An inspection system for determining the efficacy and veracity of a bond-line, comprising: a robotic arm assembly providing a gimbal mount for enabling linear and rotary translation about multiple axes; an ultrasonic transducer affixed to the gimbal mount of the robotic arm assembly and comprising a planar array of transducer elements, each transducer element capable of transmitting and receiving reflected ultrasonic energy indicative of changes in acoustic impedance within the bond-line. The reflected energy of each transducer element provides acquired bond-line data indicative of the efficacy of the bond-line while select transducer elements produce orientation data indicative of the orientation of the planar array relative to the contour of the bonded joint. The bond-line and orientation data are combined to determine whether the direction of the transmitted pulse should be altered to validate the bond-line data.