Abstract:
Disclosed are a nondestructive detection system and a method for an internal defect of a fruit. The system comprises an aluminum profile frame, a conveyor belt, a tray, a pulse type gas spray device, and a laser Doppler vibrometer; when a piece of fruit passes a detection station, the pulse type gas spray device excites the fruit to vibrate, and the laser Doppler vibrometer evaluates a vibration response signal of the fruit; a time-domain vibration characteristic parameter and a frequency-domain vibration characteristic parameter are acquired by means of a wavelet transform and a fast Fourier transform; and a prediction model for an internal defect of the fruit is established on the basis of the acquired time-domain and frequency-domain vibration characteristic parameters.
Abstract:
The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an ultrasonic flaw-detection system and an ultrasonic flaw-detection method. The ultrasonic flaw-detection system may include: an ultrasonic flaw-detection device configured to transmit an ultrasonic wave to a detection target, collect an ultrasonic echo wave reflected from the detection target, and then generate a signal data; a signal data preprocessor configured to preprocesses the signal data; a defect candidate group selection unit configured to select a defect candidate group based on the preprocessed signal data and generate defect candidate signal data based on the selection; an image data generator configured to generate image data based on the defect candidate signal data included in the defect candidate group; and a defect determination unit configured to determine whether there is a defect in the defect candidate group based on the image data.
Abstract:
A method according to one embodiment includes receiving sensor data from a plurality of sensors of a door device associated with a door, analyzing the sensor data to determine behavior data indicative of a behavior of the door device, and comparing the behavior data to a plurality of representative data associated with a plurality of door faults to determine a corresponding likelihood that the sensor data corresponds with each of the door faults.
Abstract:
Measuring and/or monitoring food doneness using ultrasound. The present invention provides a method, system, computer program product and sensor for measuring and/or monitoring the degree of food doneness. The present invention provides means for non-invasively and continuously determining the degree of food doneness using ultrasound technology. In general, the present invention works by applying ultrasound signals to a food item, receiving the ultrasound signals emitted back from the food item, and analyzing the input and output signals to determine the degree of food doneness. The food doneness sensor can be a stand-alone device, embedded into a cooking tool, embedded into a cooking apparatus, and/or embedded into a food production assembly line. The present invention can be used personally/commercially. User feedback regarding the performance of the present invention can be provided to a cloud database and used to modify/adjust the measuring/monitoring process. Finally, multiple ultrasound sensors/transponders can be coupled together.
Abstract:
A machine learning device which learns fault prediction of one of a main shaft of a machine tool and a motor driving the main shaft, including a state observation unit observing a state variable including at least one of data output from a motor controller controlling the motor, data output from a detector detecting a state of the motor, and data output from a measuring device measuring a state of the one of the main shaft and the motor; a determination data obtaining unit obtaining determination data upon determining one of whether a fault has occurred in the one of the main shaft and the motor and a degree of fault; and a learning unit learning the fault prediction of the one of the main shaft and the motor in accordance with a data set generated based on a combination of the state variable and the determination data.
Abstract:
A monitoring system includes an acoustic emission monitoring system including acoustic emission sensors, a partial discharge monitoring system including partial discharge sensors and synchronized with the acoustic emission monitoring system, and a computer receiving acoustic emission data from the acoustic emission sensors and electrical data from the partial discharge sensors. The computer is configured to classify a first statistical event as a fatigue cracking event by pattern recognition of the acoustic emission data and determine a first location and a first damage condition resulting from the fatigue cracking event, classify a second statistical event as a partial discharge event by pattern recognition of the acoustic emission data or the electrical data, and fuse the acoustic emission data and the electrical data for the second statistical event and determine a second location and a second damage condition resulting from the partial discharge event. Methods of monitoring are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A method for analyzing a fluid containing one or more analytes of interest includes; measuring a plurality of properties of a sample fluid with unknown concentrations of the one or more analytes of interest; and using the measurements and a model of the relationship between the plurality of properties and concentrations of the one or more analytes to calculate the concentration of at least one of the analytes of interest. The model may be an artificial neural network. The method may be used to monitor the concentration of inhibitors of gas hydrate formation in a fluid. Apparatus for use in the method is also provided.
Abstract:
An acoustic emission diagnosis device is provided for a gas vessel using a probabilistic neural network, and a method of diagnosing a defect of the gas vessel using the same, in which acoustic emission signal sensors are attached to multiple portions of the gas vessel. Acoustic emission signals are detected when filling the inside of the gas vessel with gas, when holding the pressure after filling, and when decreasing the pressure. Features in which the detected acoustic emission signals are varied are extracted, and a damaged degree of the gas vessel is determined using the probabilistic neural network that has been trained through a classification learning algorithm for the extracted features.
Abstract:
A method for determining the type of a defect in a weld may include determining a defect location and a corresponding defect signal by analyzing ultrasonic response signals collected from a plurality of measurement locations along the weld. The defect signal and the plurality of defect proximity signals corresponding to ultrasonic response signals from measurement locations on each side of the defect location may then be input into a trained artificial neural network. The trained artificial neural network may be operable to identify the type of the defect located at the defect location based on the defect signal and the plurality of defect proximity signals and output the type of the defect located at the defect location. The trained artificial neural network may also be operable to determine a defect severity classification based on the defect signal and the plurality of defect proximity signals and output the severity classification.
Abstract:
A gas detector with a selectively adsorbing surface (3) and an acoustic measuring cell (5) is presented. The detector is characterized in that the selectively adsorbing surface (3) and the acoustic measuring cell (5) can be arranged with respect to one another such that gases desorbed by means of thermal desorption from the adsorbing surface (3) reach the acoustic measuring cell (5) and there trigger a pressure wave that can be measured by one or more acoustic pick-ups (13, 14), in particular microphones, which are arranged in the acoustic measuring cell (5). Furthermore, a corresponding method is provided. The detector is particularly suitable for measuring contaminants in interior spaces and ventilation systems.