Augmented reality in ultrasonic inspection

A method of non-destructive testing, comprising:

• detecting, by a non-destructive testing (NDT) probe, return signals resulting from interaction of incident signals generated by the probe and directed to a target;
• receiving, by a computing device including one or more processors in communication with the NDT probe, the detected return signals from the NDT probe;
• determining, by the one or more processors, at least one NDT measurement from the detected return signals;
• receiving, by the one or more processors, a plurality of digital images of a field of view (FOV) that includes the NDT probe and the target captured by a camera;
• receiving, by the one or more processors, one or more encoder signals output by an encoder in communication with the computing device, the encoder signals including data representing a position of the target with respect to the NDT probe;
• identifying, by the one or more processors, the location of the target and the NDT probe within the FOV based upon one or more of the plurality of digital images;
• determining, by the one or more processors, the position on the target corresponding to the NDT measurement based upon the encoder signals;
• generating a graphical user interface (GUI) including a representation of the NDT measurement configured to overly the determined corresponding position of the target;
• and
• outputting the generated GUI for display.