Laser bond inspection calibration system

    公开(公告)号:US11143629B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-12

    申请号:US16245632

    申请日:2019-01-11

    IPC分类号: G01N29/30 G01N29/04 G01N29/24

    摘要: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are presented for calibrating an inspection system, particularly a Laser Bond Inspection (LBI) system that identifies a strength of a test structure. The disclosed calibration system comprises a calibration panel, a surface motion sensor, and a processing circuit. The surface motion sensor senses a compression wave generated in the calibration panel responsive to a laser pulse applied by a LBI head to the calibration panel. The processing circuit outputs a calibration result for the laser inspection system responsive to one or more characteristics of the sensed compression wave. The calibration system provides significantly faster calibration results, and thus may be implemented more frequently to improve the accuracy and repeatability of the inspection system.

    Composite inspection
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10309893B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-04

    申请号:US15070357

    申请日:2016-03-15

    摘要: A method of detecting inconsistencies in a composite structure is presented. A pulsed laser beam is directed towards the composite structure comprised of a number of composite materials. Wide-band ultrasonic signals are formed in the composite structure when radiation of the pulsed laser beam is absorbed by a surface of the composite structure. The wide-band ultrasonic signals are detected over a duration of time to form data. The data comprises an ultrasonic A-scan spectrum. The data is processed to identify a structure signal in a frequency domain of the ultrasonic A-scan spectrum. The structure signal of the ultrasonic A-scan spectrum is compared to a structure signal of a composite structure standard to determine whether the inconsistencies are present in the number of composite materials.

    Multiple laser beam processing
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10239155B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-26

    申请号:US14265549

    申请日:2014-04-30

    IPC分类号: B23K26/06 B23K26/03

    摘要: Described herein is a system for processing a workpiece that includes a plurality of lasers that each produces a laser beam pulse. The system also includes a laser control module that sequences temporal characteristics of the laser beam pulses. Additionally, the system includes a laser beam compensation module that shapes a near field intensity profile of at least one of the laser beam pulses and adjusts a path length of at least one of the laser beam pulses. The system also includes at least one laser beam position element that combines the laser beam pulses to produce a combined laser beam pulse at a surface of the workpiece.

    Method for creating non-inserted artificial disbonds or delaminations for nondestructive inspection test standards
    10.
    发明授权
    Method for creating non-inserted artificial disbonds or delaminations for nondestructive inspection test standards 有权
    用于非破坏性检验测试标准的非插入式人造脱水或分层的方法

    公开(公告)号:US09464965B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-11

    申请号:US14536218

    申请日:2014-11-07

    摘要: A method for creation of a non-destructive inspection (NDI) standard employs a coupon of bonded layers or a composite structure having a predetermined thickness. A predetermined pulse width is defined. The coupon and a laser source are positioned with respect to one another and the laser source is used to create a laser pulse having the predetermined pulse width to create a disbond or delamination in the bond layer at a predetermined location. The coupon may then be used as a standard for calibration of NDI inspection tools by scanning the coupon with the tool to provide an inspection output. The output is then examined to confirm that the disbond or delamination in the coupon is properly identified in the output.

    摘要翻译: 用于创建非破坏性检查(NDI)标准的方法采用粘合层或具有预定厚度的复合结构的试样。 定义了预定的脉冲宽度。 优惠券和激光源相对于彼此定位,并且激光源用于产生具有预定脉冲宽度的激光脉冲,以在预定位置处在接合层中产生脱粘或分层。 然后可以将该优惠券用作校准NDI检查工具的标准,通过用该工具扫描试样以提供检查输出。 然后检查输出以确认在输出中正确识别优惠券中的脱粘或分层。