Configuration of a non-destructive testing device

A device for non-destructive testing of a mechanical part, including an optical motion-tracking system, a non-destructive testing probe fixedly linked to a first rigid body, a pointing device including a tip and fixedly linked to a second rigid body, and a calculator,

• wherein the calculator is configured to:
• learn an origin of an examination area of the surface of the mechanical part using the pointing device, in a coordinate system linked to the optical motion-tracking system,
• learn axes of the examination area of the mechanical part using the pointing device, in the coordinate system linked to the optical motion-tracking system, so as to define a coordinate system linked to the examination area,
• learn an origin and axes of an emitter and receiver surface, called active surface of the probe using the pointing device, in a coordinate system linked to the first rigid body of the probe, and
• determine the origin and the orientation of the active surface of the probe, in a coordinate system linked to the examination area.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium including computer executable instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method to drive a device for non-destructive testing of a mechanical part, including an optical motion-tracking system, a non-destructive testing probe fixedly linked to a first rigid body, a pointing device including a tip and fixedly linked to a second rigid body, and a calculator, the method comprising:

• learning of an origin of an examination area of the surface of the mechanical part using the pointing device, in a coordinate system linked to the optical motion-tracking system,
• learning of axes of the examination area of the mechanical part using the pointing device, in the coordinate system linked to the optical motion-tracking system, so as to define a coordinate system linked to the examination area,
• learning of an origin and of axes of an emitter and receiver surface, called active surface, of the probe using the pointing device, in a coordinate system linked to the first rigid body of the probe, and
• determination of the position and of the orientation of the active surface of the probe, in the coordinate system linked to the examination area.