Inspection system for detecting misaligned seals

An inspection system for detecting one or rolled cup seals disposed underneath a sleeve, the inspection system comprising:

• a linear transducer array connected to the sleeve and having a plurality of ultrasonic transducers each configured to transmit and receive ultrasonic waves, wherein the ultrasonic transducers direct the ultrasonic waves towards one or more cup seals that are disposed underneath the sleeve;
• a rotational device configured to move the ultrasonic transducers around a circumference of the sleeve;
• one or more processors in electronic communication with the linear transducer array;
• and
• a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing data into a database and program code that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the inspection system to:
• instruct the plurality of ultrasonic transducers to transmit and receive the ultrasonic waves, wherein the rotational device rotates around the sleeve as the plurality of ultrasonic transducers transmit and receive the ultrasonic waves;
• continue to instruct the plurality of ultrasonic transducers to transmit and receive the ultrasonic waves until the linear transducer array translates around the circumference of the sleeve;
• and
• generate an acoustic representation of the one or more cup seals disposed underneath the sleeve based on the ultrasonic waves received by the plurality of ultrasonic transducers, wherein the acoustic representation of the one or more cup seals indicates sound dampened areas where the one or more cup seals contact the sleeve.

A method for detecting one or more misaligned seals disposed underneath a sleeve, the method comprising:

• instructing, by a computer, a plurality of ultrasonic transducers to transmit and receive ultrasonic waves as the plurality of ultrasonic transducers rotates around the sleeve, wherein the plurality of ultrasonic transducers are part of a linear transducer array;
• continuing to instruct the plurality of ultrasonic transducers to transmit and receive the ultrasonic waves until the linear transducer array translates around a circumference of the sleeve;
• and
• generating an acoustic representation of one or more seals disposed underneath the sleeve based on the ultrasonic waves received by the plurality of ultrasonic transducers, wherein the acoustic representation of the one or more seals indicates sound dampened areas where the one or more seals contact the sleeve.