公开(公告)号：US20050007106A1

公开(公告)日：2005-01-13

申请号：US10853009

申请日：2004-05-24

申请人： Neil Goldfine ,  Darrell Schlicker ,  Andrew Washabaugh ,  Ian Shay ,  Mark Windoloski ,  Christopher Root ,  Vladimir Zilberstein ,  David Grundy ,  Vladimir Tsukernik

发明人： Neil Goldfine ,  Darrell Schlicker ,  Andrew Washabaugh ,  Ian Shay ,  Mark Windoloski ,  Christopher Root ,  Vladimir Zilberstein ,  David Grundy ,  Vladimir Tsukernik

IPC分类号： G01N27/82 ,  G01N27/90 ,  G01N27/72

CPC分类号： G01N27/9046 ,  G01N27/82

摘要： Combined wound and micro-fabricated winding constructs are described for the inspection of materials and the detection and characterization of hidden features or flaws. These constructs can be configured as sensors or sensor arrays that are surface mounted or scanned over conducting and/or magnetizable test materials. The well-defined geometry obtained micro-fabricated windings and from carefully wound coils with known winding positions permits the use of model based inversions of sensed responses into material properties. In a preferred embodiment, the primary winding is a wound coil and the sense elements are etched or printed. The drive or sense windings can also be mounted under fasteners to improve sensitivity to hidden flaws. Ferrites and other means may be used to guide the magnetic flux and enhance the magnetic field in the test material.

摘要翻译： 描述了组合伤口和微制造的缠绕结构，用于材料的检查和隐藏特征或缺陷的检测和表征。 这些结构可以配置为在导电和/或可磁化测试材料上进行表面安装或扫描的传感器或传感器阵列。 精确定义的几何形状获得微制造的绕组和从已知缠绕位置的小心缠绕的线圈允许使用基于模型的感测响应的反演到材料特性中。 在优选实施例中，初级绕组是缠绕线圈，并且感测元件被蚀刻或印刷。 驱动或感测绕组也可以安装在紧固件下，以提高对隐藏缺陷的敏感性。 可以使用铁氧体等手段来引导磁通量并增强测试材料中的磁场。

公开(公告)号：US20070227255A1

公开(公告)日：2007-10-04

申请号：US11698296

申请日：2007-01-25

申请人： Neil Goldfine ,  Vladimir Zilberstein ,  David Grundy ,  Andrew Washabaugh ,  Darrell Schlicker ,  Ian Shay ,  Robert Lyons ,  Christopher Craven ,  Christopher Root ,  Mark Windoloski ,  Volker Weiss

发明人： Neil Goldfine ,  Vladimir Zilberstein ,  David Grundy ,  Andrew Washabaugh ,  Darrell Schlicker ,  Ian Shay ,  Robert Lyons ,  Christopher Craven ,  Christopher Root ,  Mark Windoloski ,  Volker Weiss

IPC分类号： G01L1/12

CPC分类号： G01N27/902 ,  G01N27/023 ,  G01N27/24 ,  G01N27/904 ,  G01N27/9046 ,  G01N27/9053

摘要： Observability of damage precursor, damage and usage states, or event occurrence may be enhanced by modifying component materials to include self-monitoring materials or by processing test material to alter the surface properties. The properties of the self monitoring materials, such as magnetic permeability or electrical conductivity, are monitored with electromagnetic sensors and provide greater property variations with component condition than the original component material. Processing includes shot peening or laser welding.

公开(公告)号：US20050127908A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-16

申请号：US10963482

申请日：2004-10-12

申请人： Darrell Schlicker ,  Neil Goldfine ,  David Grundy ,  Robert Lyons ,  Vladimir Zilberstein ,  Andrew Washabaugh ,  Vladimir Tsukernik ,  Mark Windoloski ,  Ian Shay

发明人： Darrell Schlicker ,  Neil Goldfine ,  David Grundy ,  Robert Lyons ,  Vladimir Zilberstein ,  Andrew Washabaugh ,  Vladimir Tsukernik ,  Mark Windoloski ,  Ian Shay

IPC分类号： G01N27/02 ,  G01N27/82

CPC分类号： G01N27/023 ,  G01N27/9046

摘要： Methods and apparatus are described for absolute electrical property measurement of materials. This is accomplished with magnetic and electric field based sensors and sensor array geometries that can be modeled accurately and with impedance instrumentation that permits accurate measurements of the in-phase and quadrature phase signal components. A dithering calibration method is also described which allows the measurement to account for background material noise variations. Methods are also described for accounting for noise factors in sensor design and selection of the optimal operating conditions which can minimize the error bounds for material property estimates. Example application of these methods to automated engine disk slot inspection and assessment of the mechanical condition of dielectric materials are presented.

摘要翻译： 对材料的绝对电气性能测量方法和设备进行了描述。 这是通过基于磁场和电场的传感器和传感器阵列几何形状来实现的，其可以被精确地建模并且具有允许精确测量同相和正交相位信号分量的阻抗测量。 还描述了抖动校准方法，其允许测量考虑背景材料噪声变化。 还描述了用于考虑传感器设计中的噪声因子和选择可以最小化材料性能估计的误差界限的最佳操作条件的方法。 介绍了将这些方法应用于自动化引擎盘槽检查和评估介电材料的机械状态。

公开(公告)号：US20050083032A1

公开(公告)日：2005-04-21

申请号：US10937105

申请日：2004-09-08

申请人： Neil Goldfine ,  Vladimir Zilberstein ,  David Grundy ,  Andrew Washabaugh ,  Darrell Schlicker ,  Ian Shay ,  Robert Lyons ,  Christopher Craven ,  Christopher Root ,  Mark Windoloski ,  Volker Weiss

发明人： Neil Goldfine ,  Vladimir Zilberstein ,  David Grundy ,  Andrew Washabaugh ,  Darrell Schlicker ,  Ian Shay ,  Robert Lyons ,  Christopher Craven ,  Christopher Root ,  Mark Windoloski ,  Volker Weiss

IPC分类号： G01N27/00 ,  G01N27/02 ,  G01N27/24 ,  G01N27/90

CPC分类号： G01N27/902 ,  G01N27/023 ,  G01N27/24 ,  G01N27/904 ,  G01N27/9046 ,  G01N27/9053

摘要： Observability of damage precursor, damage and usage states, or event occurrence may be enhanced by modifying component materials to include self-monitoring materials or by processing test material to alter the surface properties. The properties of the self monitoring materials, such as magnetic permeability or electrical conductivity, are monitored with electromagnetic sensors and provide greater property variations with component condition than the original component material. Processing includes shot peening or laser welding.

摘要翻译： 通过修改组分材料以包括自我监测材料或通过加工测试材料以改变表面性质，可以增强损伤前体，损坏和使用状态或事件发生的可观察性。 使用电磁传感器监测自我监测材料的特性，例如磁导率或电导率，并且与原始组件材料相比，可提供比组件条件更大的性能变化。 处理包括喷丸硬化或激光焊接。

公开(公告)号：US20050017713A1

公开(公告)日：2005-01-27

申请号：US10864297

申请日：2004-06-09

申请人： Neil Goldfine ,  David Grundy ,  Vladimir Zilberstein ,  Mark Windoloski ,  Darrell Schlicker ,  Andrew Washabaugh

发明人： Neil Goldfine ,  David Grundy ,  Vladimir Zilberstein ,  Mark Windoloski ,  Darrell Schlicker ,  Andrew Washabaugh

IPC分类号： B23K20/12 ,  B23K31/12 ,  G01N27/90 ,  G01N27/82

CPC分类号： B23K20/123 ,  B23K20/122 ,  B23K31/125 ,  G01N27/90

摘要： Eddy current sensors and sensor arrays are used to characterize welds and the welding process schedule or parameters. A sensor or sensor array is placed in proximity to the test material, such as a lap joint or a butt weld, and translated over the weld region. Effective properties associated with the test material and sensor, such as an electrical conductivity or lift-off, are obtained for the weld region and the base material at a distant location from the weld region. The effective properties or features obtained from the effective property variation with position across the weld are used to assess the welding process parameters.

摘要翻译： 涡流传感器和传感器阵列用于表征焊缝和焊接过程进度表或参数。 传感器或传感器阵列放置在测试材料附近，例如搭接接头或对接焊缝，并在焊接区域上翻译。 对于焊接区域和基材在与焊接区域相距较远的位置，获得与测试材料和传感器相关的有效特性，例如导电性或剥离性。 使用从穿过焊缝的位置的有效性质变化获得的有效性质或特征来评估焊接工艺参数。

公开(公告)号：US20050171703A1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-04

申请号：US11036780

申请日：2005-01-14

申请人： Neil Goldfine ,  Darrell Schlicker ,  Vladimir Zilberstein ,  Andrew Washabaugh ,  Volker Weiss ,  Christopher Craven ,  Ian Shay ,  David Grundy ,  Karen Walrath ,  Robert Lyons

发明人： Neil Goldfine ,  Darrell Schlicker ,  Vladimir Zilberstein ,  Andrew Washabaugh ,  Volker Weiss ,  Christopher Craven ,  Ian Shay ,  David Grundy ,  Karen Walrath ,  Robert Lyons

IPC分类号： G01N27/90 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G01N27/9013

摘要： Methods are described for assessing material condition. These methods include the use of multiple source fields for interrogating and loading of a multicomponent test material. Source fields include electric, magnetic, thermal, and acoustic fields. The loading field preferentially changes the material properties of a component of the test material, which allows the properties of the component materials to be separated. Methods are also described for monitoring changes in material state using separate drive and sense electrodes with some of the electrodes positioned on a hidden or even embedded material surface. Statistical characterization of the material condition is performed with sensor arrays that provide multiple responses for the material condition during loading. The responses can be combined into a statistical population that permits tracking with respect to loading history. Methods are also described for measuring the stress in the material by independently estimating effective electrical properties, such as magnetic permeability or electrical conductivity, using layered models or predetermined spatial distributions with depth that are then correlated with the stress.

摘要翻译： 描述了评估材料状况的方法。 这些方法包括使用多个源字段来询问和加载多组分测试材料。 源场包括电，磁，热和声场。 加载场优先改变测试材料的组分的材料性质，这允许分离组分材料的性质。 还描述了用于使用单独的驱动和感测电极来监测材料状态的变化的方法，其中一些电极位于隐藏的或甚至嵌入的材料表面上。 使用传感器阵列进行材料状态的统计表征，这些传感器阵列在加载期间为材料状态提供多个响应。 响应可以组合成允许跟踪加载历史的统计数据。 还描述了通过使用分层模型或具有深度的预定空间分布独立地估计有效电特性（例如磁导率或导电性）来测量材料中的应力的方法，然后与应力相关联。

公开(公告)号：US20060244443A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-02

申请号：US11343741

申请日：2006-01-30

申请人： Neil Goldfine ,  Andrew Washabaugh ,  Yanko Sheiretov ,  Darrell Schlicker ,  Robert Lyons ,  Mark Windoloski ,  Christopher Craven ,  Vladimir Tsukernik ,  David Grundy

发明人： Neil Goldfine ,  Andrew Washabaugh ,  Yanko Sheiretov ,  Darrell Schlicker ,  Robert Lyons ,  Mark Windoloski ,  Christopher Craven ,  Vladimir Tsukernik ,  David Grundy

IPC分类号： G01N27/72

CPC分类号： G01N27/9046

摘要： Eddy current sensors and sensor arrays are used for process quality and material condition assessment of conducting materials. In an embodiment, changes in spatially registered high resolution images taken before and after cold work processing reflect the quality of the process, such as intensity and coverage. These images also permit the suppression or removal of local outlier variations. Anisotropy in a material property, such as magnetic permeability or electrical conductivity, can be intentionally introduced and used to assess material condition resulting from an operation, such as a cold work or heat treatment. The anisotropy is determined by sensors that provide directional property measurements. The sensor directionality arises from constructs that use a linear conducting drive segment to impose the magnetic field in a test material. Maintaining the orientation of this drive segment, and associated sense elements, relative to a material edge provides enhanced sensitivity for crack detection at edges.

摘要翻译： 涡流传感器和传感器阵列用于导电材料的工艺质量和材料状况评估。 在一个实施例中，在冷加工处理之前和之后拍摄的空间注册的高分辨率图像的变化反映了过程的质量，例如强度和覆盖。 这些图像还允许抑制或去除局部异常值变化。 可以有意地引入材料性质的各向异性，例如磁导率或电导率，以用于评估由诸如冷加工或热处理的操作引起的材料状况。 各向异性由提供定向性质测量的传感器确定。 传感器方向性来自使用线性传导驱动段将磁场施加在测试材料中的结构。 维持该驱动段和相关感测元件相对于材料边缘的方向为边缘处的裂纹检测提供了增强的灵敏度。

公开(公告)号：US20060186880A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-24

申请号：US11408290

申请日：2006-04-20

申请人： Darrell Schlicker ,  Neil Goldfine ,  Andrew Washabaugh ,  Karen Walrath ,  Ian Shay ,  David Grundy ,  Mark Windoloski

发明人： Darrell Schlicker ,  Neil Goldfine ,  Andrew Washabaugh ,  Karen Walrath ,  Ian Shay ,  David Grundy ,  Mark Windoloski

IPC分类号： G01N27/82

CPC分类号： G01N27/9033 ,  G01N27/82 ,  G01N27/902 ,  G01N27/904

摘要： An automated drawing tool and a method for drawing a sensor layout. A sensor is drawn by selecting a sensor family, each sensor of the sensor family having at least one drive element to impose a magnetic field in a test material when driven by an electric signal, and at least one sense element for sensing a response of the test material. A set of layout rules are associated with the sensor family and are used in determining a sensor-layout. The automated drawing tool processes input information and the layout rules, for the sensor family, to automatically draw the sensor.

摘要翻译： 自动绘图工具和绘制传感器布局的方法。 通过选择传感器系列来绘制传感器，传感器系列的每个传感器具有至少一个驱动元件，以在由电信号驱动时在测试材料中施加磁场，以及至少一个感测元件，用于感测 测试材料。 一组布局规则与传感器系列相关联，并用于确定传感器布局。 自动绘图工具处理输入信息和传感器系列的布局规则，自动绘制传感器。

公开(公告)号：US20070114993A1

公开(公告)日：2007-05-24

申请号：US11292146

申请日：2005-11-30

申请人： Neil Goldfine ,  Ian Shay ,  Darrell Schlicker ,  Andrew Washabaugh ,  David Grundy ,  Robert Lyons ,  Vladimir Zilberstein ,  Vladimir Tsukernik

发明人： Neil Goldfine ,  Ian Shay ,  Darrell Schlicker ,  Andrew Washabaugh ,  David Grundy ,  Robert Lyons ,  Vladimir Zilberstein ,  Vladimir Tsukernik

IPC分类号： G01R33/12

CPC分类号： G01N27/9013

摘要： Described are methods for monitoring of stresses and other material properties. These methods use measurements of effective electrical properties, such as magnetic permeability and electrical conductivity, to infer the state of the test material, such as the stress, temperature, or overload condition. The sensors, which can be single element sensors or sensor arrays, can be used to periodically inspect selected locations, mounted to the test material, or scanned over the test material to generate two-dimensional images of the material properties. Magnetic field or eddy current based inductive and giant magnetoresistive sensors may be used on magnetizable and/or conducting materials, while capacitive sensors can be used for dielectric materials. Methods are also described for the use of state-sensitive layers to determine the state of materials of interest. These methods allow the weight of articles, such as aircraft, to be determined.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于监测应力和其他材料性质的方法。 这些方法使用诸如磁导率和电导率之类的有效电性能的测量来推断测试材料的状态，例如应力，温度或过载条件。 可以使用可以是单元件传感器或传感器阵列的传感器来周期性地检查安装到测试材料上的选定位置，或者在测试材料上扫描以产生材料特性的二维图像。 基于磁场或涡电流的感应和巨磁阻传感器可用于可磁化和/或导电材料，而电容传感器可用于介电材料。 还描述了使用状态敏感层来确定感兴趣的材料的状态的方法。 这些方法允许确定诸如飞机的物品的重量。

公开(公告)号：US20060247896A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-02

申请号：US11371315

申请日：2006-03-07

申请人： Neil Goldfine ,  Darrell Schlicker ,  Yanko Sheiretov ,  Andrew Washabaugh ,  David Grundy ,  Vladimir Zilberstein

发明人： Neil Goldfine ,  Darrell Schlicker ,  Yanko Sheiretov ,  Andrew Washabaugh ,  David Grundy ,  Vladimir Zilberstein

IPC分类号： G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G01N22/00

摘要： The condition of insulating and semiconducting dielectric materials is assessed by a sensor array that uses electric fields to interrogate the test material. The sensor has a linear array of parallel drive conductors interconnected to form a single drive electrode and sense conductors placed on each side of and parallel to a drive conductor. Subsets of the sense conductors are interconnected to form at least two sense elements sensitive to different material regions. The sense conductors may be at different distances to the drive conductors, enabling measurement sensitivity to different depths into the test material. The material condition is assessed directly from the sense element responses or after conversion to an effective material property, such as an electrical conductivity or dielectric permittivity.

摘要翻译： 绝缘和半导体介电材料的条件通过使用电场询问测试材料的传感器阵列来评估。 传感器具有互连以形成单个驱动电极的线性阵列和放置在驱动导体的平行于驱动导体的每一侧上的感测导体。 感测导体的子集互连以形成对不同材料区域敏感的至少两个感测元件。 感测导体可以距离驱动导体不同的距离，使测量灵敏度不同于测试材料的深度。 材料条件直接由感应元件响应或转换为有效材料性质（如导电率或介电常数）进行评估。