Reference speed measurement for a non-destructive testing system
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsScott Leo Sbihli, Jason Howard Messinger, Francois Xavier De Fromont, Robert Carroll Ward
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Abstract
A system includes a non-destructive testing (NDT) system having an NDT probe and a processor. The NDT probe includes a testing sensor and a motion sensor. The testing sensor is configured to capture sensor data from an inspection area, and the motion sensor is configured to detect a measurement speed at which the NDT probe moves relative to the inspection area. The processor is configured to determine a speed comparison between the measurement speed and a reference speed range.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a non-destructive testing (NDT) system comprising:
- an NDT probe comprising a testing sensor and a motion sensor, wherein the testing sensor is configured to capture sensor data from an inspection area, and the motion sensor is configured to detect a measurement speed at which the NDT probe moves relative to the inspection area;
- and
- a processor configured to determine a speed comparison between the measurement speed and a reference speed range.
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions configured to:
- capture sensor data from an inspection area, by using a non-destructive testing (NDT) probe;
- determine a measurement speed of the NDT probe and a measurement angle of the NDT probe relative to the inspection area;
- determine a speed comparison between the measurement speed and a reference speed range;
- determine an angle comparison between the measurement angle and a reference angle range;
- display a first graphical representation of the speed comparison and a second graphical representation of the angle comparison on a display screen.
A method comprising:
- receiving probe data from a non-destructive testing (NDT) device, wherein the probe data comprises sensor data and motion data, wherein the sensor data and motion data correspond to a sample time;
- comparing the motion data to one or more motion reference ranges;
- notifying an operator if the motion data of the sample time is outside the one or more motion reference ranges;
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- recording the sensor data of the sample time if the motion data of the sample time is within the one or more motion reference ranges.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.