公开(公告)号：US12117421B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-15

申请号：US17465280

申请日：2021-09-02

申请人： Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

发明人： Rahul Khanna ,  Tatsuya Ippyo

IPC分类号： G01N29/44 ,  B21D22/00 ,  G01N29/11 ,  G01N29/265 ,  G05B19/402 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q30/018 ,  G06Q50/04

CPC分类号： G01N29/4454 ,  B21D22/00 ,  G01N29/11 ,  G01N29/265 ,  G05B19/402 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q30/018 ,  G06Q50/04 ,  G01N2291/015 ,  G01N2291/0234 ,  G05B2219/37012

摘要： Methods and systems for material identification include generating a plurality of first fingerprints for a plurality of material sheets supplied by a supplier at a first step of processing the plurality of material sheets. Each first fingerprint in the plurality of first fingerprints represents a first attenuation measurement of each material sheet in the plurality of material sheets as captured by an array of transducers. Further, the methods and systems include generating a batch mask relating to the first step of processing the plurality of material sheets and based on the plurality of first fingerprints. The batch mask represents a signal correlation of the plurality of first fingerprints that is unique to the plurality of material sheets supplied by the supplier. A target material can be identified using the batch mask.

公开(公告)号：US12092615B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US17595247

申请日：2019-05-13

申请人： ABB Schweiz AG

发明人： Mattias Allring ,  Carl Henriksson ,  August Ramle ,  Göran Bergström

IPC分类号： G01N29/265 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J15/00 ,  G01N29/04 ,  G01N29/06 ,  G01N29/22 ,  G01N29/28 ,  G01N29/44

CPC分类号： G01N29/265 ,  B25J9/1679 ,  B25J15/0019 ,  G01N29/04 ,  G01N29/043 ,  G01N29/0654 ,  G01N29/225 ,  G01N29/28 ,  G01N29/4472 ,  G01N2291/267

摘要： A method for non-destructive inspection of at least one test object on a workpiece includes the steps of: obtaining a theoretical position of each test object in relation to a testing robot; capturing an image of each test object to obtain image data; determining a real position of each test object in relation to the testing robot on the basis of the image data; and bringing a sensor carried by the testing robot in contact with each test object to obtain a respective test measurement. Where the test instrument needs to be brought in physical contact with the test object, it is crucial to know the exact position of the test object. As soon as an approximate position of the test object is known an image of the test object can be captured, and the exact position of the test object can be extracted from the respective image data.

公开(公告)号：US20240302324A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18546469

申请日：2022-03-03

申请人： Evident Canada, Inc.

发明人： Justin Trachy-Cloutier ,  Christian Gagnon-Lachance

IPC分类号： G01N27/9093 ,  G01N27/9013 ,  G01N29/04 ,  G01N29/22 ,  G01N29/265 ,  G01N29/27

CPC分类号： G01N27/9093 ,  G01N27/902 ,  G01N27/9026 ,  G01N29/043 ,  G01N29/225 ,  G01N29/265 ,  G01N29/27 ,  G01N2291/2626

摘要： Non-destructive testing of an elongate object can include using an adaptable apparatus to support objects having different cross-sectional profiles. For example, an adaptable inspection fixture can support inspection probes for acoustic or eddy current inspection, as illustrative examples. Generally, the apparatus comprises opposing portions which are pivotable and connected by a linkage to maintain the opposing portions in a specified orientation relative to each other while permitting independent rotational orientations of each respective opposing portion such as to accommodate test objects. For example, the opposing portions can be substantially parallel across multiple configurations. Optionally, the apparatus can maintain a specified orientation of one or more radius probes with respect to an object under test.

公开(公告)号：US12072315B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-27

申请号：US18128754

申请日：2023-03-30

申请人： Verifi Technologies, LLC

发明人： David A. Jack ,  Benjamin M. Blandford ,  Nathaniel J. Blackman

IPC分类号： G01N29/06 ,  G01N29/04 ,  G01N29/24 ,  G01N29/26 ,  G01N29/265 ,  G01N29/28 ,  G01N29/44 ,  G06F3/04847

CPC分类号： G01N29/0654 ,  G01N29/043 ,  G01N29/0645 ,  G01N29/069 ,  G01N29/24 ,  G01N29/26 ,  G01N29/265 ,  G01N29/28 ,  G01N29/4427 ,  G01N29/4445 ,  G01N29/4472 ,  G01N2291/0231 ,  G01N2291/0289 ,  G01N2291/04 ,  G01N2291/044 ,  G01N2291/101 ,  G01N2291/106 ,  G06F3/04847

摘要： The present disclosure provides a system and method for real-time visualization of a material during ultrasonic non-destructive testing. The system includes a graphical user interface (GUI) capable of showing a three-dimensional (3-D) image of a composite laminate constructed of a series of two-dimensional (2-D) cross sections. The GUI is capable of displaying the 3-D image as each additional 2-D cross section is scanned by an ultrasonic testing apparatus in real time or near real time, including probable defect regions that contain a flaw such as a hole, crack, wrinkle, or foreign object within the composite. Furthermore, in one embodiment, the system includes an artificial intelligence capable of highlighting defect areas within the 3-D image in real time or near real time and providing data regarding each defect area, such as the depth, size, and/or type of each defect.

公开(公告)号：US12066406B1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-20

申请号：US18132455

申请日：2023-04-10

申请人： DarkVision Technologies Inc.

发明人： Michael Halpenny-Mason ,  Matt James ,  Graham Manders

IPC分类号： E21B23/14 ,  E21B47/002 ,  G01N29/04 ,  G01N29/24 ,  G01N29/265

CPC分类号： G01N29/24 ,  E21B47/0025 ,  G01N29/043 ,  G01N29/265 ,  E21B23/14 ,  E21B2200/20 ,  G01N2291/106 ,  G01N2291/2636

摘要： A downhole imaging tool and method of operating the tool in a wellbore. An imaging sensor array at an end of the tool is rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the tool to image the well by sweeping out a 2D area of the well. Actuators in the tool provide rotation and/or extension of the sensor array to change perspective. An ultrasound phased-array may be used to measure and identify features of the well or objects.

公开(公告)号：US12061484B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-13

申请号：US18303419

申请日：2023-04-19

申请人： Gecko Robotics, Inc.

发明人： Mark Loosararian ,  Joshua Moore ,  Yizhu Gu ,  Kevin Low ,  Edward Bryner ,  Logan MacKenzie ,  Ian Miller ,  Alvin Chou ,  Todd Joslin

IPC分类号： G05D1/00 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J9/10 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J13/08 ,  B25J19/00 ,  B25J19/02 ,  B60B19/00 ,  B60G17/015 ,  B60G17/02 ,  B60G21/00 ,  B62D37/04 ,  B62D57/02 ,  B62D57/024 ,  G01B7/06 ,  G01B11/06 ,  G01B11/24 ,  G01B11/30 ,  G01B17/02 ,  G01B17/06 ,  G01B17/08 ,  G01J3/50 ,  G01K13/00 ,  G01N29/00 ,  G01N29/04 ,  G01N29/22 ,  G01N29/265 ,  G01N29/28 ,  G05B19/00 ,  G01M3/04 ,  G01N21/88 ,  G01N27/82 ,  G01N29/07 ,  G05B15/02

CPC分类号： G05D1/0227 ,  B25J5/007 ,  B25J9/0009 ,  B25J9/0015 ,  B25J9/102 ,  B25J9/1602 ,  B25J9/1617 ,  B25J9/162 ,  B25J9/1633 ,  B25J9/1664 ,  B25J9/1666 ,  B25J9/1669 ,  B25J9/1679 ,  B25J9/1697 ,  B25J13/088 ,  B25J19/0029 ,  B25J19/02 ,  B60B19/006 ,  B60G17/015 ,  B60G17/02 ,  B60G21/002 ,  B60G21/007 ,  B62D37/04 ,  B62D57/02 ,  B62D57/024 ,  G01B7/105 ,  G01B11/0616 ,  G01B11/24 ,  G01B11/303 ,  G01B17/02 ,  G01B17/025 ,  G01B17/06 ,  G01B17/08 ,  G01J3/50 ,  G01K13/00 ,  G01N29/00 ,  G01N29/041 ,  G01N29/043 ,  G01N29/225 ,  G01N29/265 ,  G01N29/28 ,  G05B19/00 ,  G05D1/0016 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G05D1/0272 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G01M3/04 ,  G01N21/88 ,  G01N27/82 ,  G01N29/04 ,  G01N29/07 ,  G01N2291/011 ,  G01N2291/0231 ,  G01N2291/0258 ,  G01N2291/02854 ,  G01N2291/0289 ,  G01N2291/044 ,  G01N2291/051 ,  G01N2291/106 ,  G01N2291/2634 ,  G01N2291/2636 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B2219/45066

摘要： A system including an inspection robot having a plurality of sensors, a further sensor, and a controller. The controller having circuitry to receive inspection data with a first resolution from the plurality of sensors, determine a characteristic on the inspection surface based on the inspection data, and provide an inspection operation adjustment in response to the characteristic, wherein the inspection operation adjustment includes a change from the first resolution to a second resolution. The change from the first resolution to the second resolution includes enabling the further sensor where the further sensor is at least one of: horizontally distributed with or vertically displaced from the plurality of sensors relative to a travel path of the plurality of sensors, and at least one of: offset in alignment from the travel path of the plurality of sensors, or operated out of phase with the plurality of sensors.

公开(公告)号：US12061483B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-13

申请号：US17484643

申请日：2021-09-24

申请人： Gecko Robotics, Inc.

发明人： Mark Loosararian ,  Joshua Moore ,  Yizhu Gu ,  Kevin Low ,  Edward Bryner ,  Logan MacKenzie ,  Ian Miller ,  Alvin Chou ,  Todd Joslin

IPC分类号： G05D1/00 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J9/10 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J13/08 ,  B25J19/00 ,  B25J19/02 ,  B60B19/00 ,  B60G17/015 ,  B60G17/02 ,  B60G21/00 ,  B62D37/04 ,  B62D57/02 ,  B62D57/024 ,  G01B7/06 ,  G01B11/06 ,  G01B11/24 ,  G01B11/30 ,  G01B17/02 ,  G01B17/06 ,  G01B17/08 ,  G01J3/50 ,  G01K13/00 ,  G01N29/00 ,  G01N29/04 ,  G01N29/22 ,  G01N29/265 ,  G01N29/28 ,  G05B19/00 ,  G01M3/04 ,  G01N21/88 ,  G01N27/82 ,  G01N29/07 ,  G05B15/02

CPC分类号： G05D1/0227 ,  B25J5/007 ,  B25J9/0009 ,  B25J9/0015 ,  B25J9/102 ,  B25J9/1602 ,  B25J9/1617 ,  B25J9/162 ,  B25J9/1633 ,  B25J9/1664 ,  B25J9/1666 ,  B25J9/1669 ,  B25J9/1679 ,  B25J9/1697 ,  B25J13/088 ,  B25J19/0029 ,  B25J19/02 ,  B60B19/006 ,  B60G17/015 ,  B60G17/02 ,  B60G21/002 ,  B60G21/007 ,  B62D37/04 ,  B62D57/02 ,  B62D57/024 ,  G01B7/105 ,  G01B11/0616 ,  G01B11/24 ,  G01B11/303 ,  G01B17/02 ,  G01B17/025 ,  G01B17/06 ,  G01B17/08 ,  G01J3/50 ,  G01K13/00 ,  G01N29/00 ,  G01N29/041 ,  G01N29/043 ,  G01N29/225 ,  G01N29/265 ,  G01N29/28 ,  G05B19/00 ,  G05D1/0016 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G05D1/0272 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G01M3/04 ,  G01N21/88 ,  G01N27/82 ,  G01N29/04 ,  G01N29/07 ,  G01N2291/011 ,  G01N2291/0231 ,  G01N2291/0258 ,  G01N2291/02854 ,  G01N2291/0289 ,  G01N2291/044 ,  G01N2291/051 ,  G01N2291/106 ,  G01N2291/2634 ,  G01N2291/2636 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B2219/45066

摘要： A system includes an inspection robot having a plurality of input sensors, the plurality of input sensors distributed horizontally relative to an inspection surface and configured to provide inspection data of the inspection surface at selected horizontal positions; a controller, comprising: a position definition circuit structured to determine an inspection robot position of the inspection robot on the inspection surface; a data positioning circuit structured to interpret the inspection data, and to correlate the inspection data to the inspection robot position on the inspection surface; and wherein the data positioning circuit is further structured to determine position informed inspection data in response to the correlating of the inspection data with the inspection robot position.

公开(公告)号：US12022617B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-25

申请号：US17740475

申请日：2022-05-10

申请人： Gecko Robotics, Inc.

发明人： Dillon R. Jourde ,  Kevin Y. Low ,  Ignacio J. Cordova

IPC分类号： B62D57/024 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J13/00 ,  B25J13/08 ,  B25J19/02 ,  B60B19/00 ,  B60B19/12 ,  B60K1/02 ,  B62D53/02 ,  G01N29/04 ,  G01N29/22 ,  G01N29/265 ,  G06F1/20 ,  H05K1/18

CPC分类号： H05K1/18 ,  B25J5/007 ,  B25J9/0009 ,  B25J9/1617 ,  B25J9/163 ,  B25J9/1653 ,  B25J9/1664 ,  B25J9/1674 ,  B25J9/1694 ,  B25J13/006 ,  B25J13/087 ,  B25J19/021 ,  B25J19/027 ,  B60B19/006 ,  B60B19/12 ,  B60K1/02 ,  B62D53/02 ,  B62D57/024 ,  G01N29/04 ,  G01N29/226 ,  G01N29/265 ,  G06F1/206 ,  B60B2360/102 ,  B60B2360/104 ,  B60B2360/109 ,  B60B2900/931 ,  G01N2291/0289 ,  G01N2291/2698 ,  G06F2200/201 ,  H05K2201/10151

摘要： Inspection robots with a payload engagement device are described. An example inspection robot may have a housing, a drive module, having at least one wheel and a motor, where a sled is coupled to the payload, the sled having a sensor mounted thereon, and a payload engagement device interposed between the drive module and the payload and structured to regulate an engagement of the sled with an inspection surface.

公开(公告)号：US12007364B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-11

申请号：US17824548

申请日：2022-05-25

申请人： Gecko Robotics, Inc.

发明人： Chase David ,  Kevin Y. Low

IPC分类号： G01N29/265 ,  G01N29/04

CPC分类号： G01N29/265 ,  G01N29/04 ,  G01N2291/0289

摘要： Systems and methods for robotic inspection with simultaneous surface measurements at multiple orientations with obstacle avoidance are described. An example system may have an inspection robot structured to move in a direction of travel along an inspection surface. The robot may have a payload with first and second sensor holders, each sensor holder structured to hold a UT phased array. A sensor holder linking component holds the first and sensor holders such that the two phased arrays are parallel to one another along a long edge of both the phased arrays. The system may have a rastering device to move the payloads in a direction of inspection, whether the direction of inspection is distinct from the direction of travel and distinct from the parallel orientation of the two phased arrays.

公开(公告)号：US12005591B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-11

申请号：US17051072

申请日：2019-07-16

申请人： BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

发明人： Chunguang Xu ,  Canzhi Guo ,  Juan Hao ,  Wanxin Yang ,  Xianchun Xu ,  Ruili Jia ,  Xinhao Zheng

IPC分类号： B25J9/16 ,  B25J9/00 ,  G01N29/04 ,  G01N29/265 ,  G01N29/28

CPC分类号： B25J9/1692 ,  B25J9/0087 ,  G01N29/04 ,  G01N29/265 ,  G01N29/28 ,  G01N2291/0289 ,  G01N2291/2698

摘要： An ultrasonic testing system of dual robot arms and an ultrasonic testing method for use in testing quality of surface and interior of a workpiece. The system includes an extension rod provided between a tail-end of a master robot arm and an emitting probe and/or between a tail-end of a slave robot arm and a receiving probe. One or more connected extension rod rotating shafts is provided between the extension rod and the emitting probe or between the extension rod and the receiving probe. The method uses an X-axis constraint method to convert posture data of the discrete points in a trajectory file of the tested workpiece into Euler angles, and constrain the X-axes of the auxiliary coordinate systems at the same time so that the positive direction of the X-axis of each of the auxiliary coordinate systems is the trajectory tangent direction.