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US 2018/0136172 A1Published application
Systems and methods for viewing data generated by rotational scanning in non-destructive testing
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsYork Oberdoerfer, Weiwei Zhang
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Abstract
A testing system for testing a work piece. The testing system may be non-destructive. An associated method. The method may include obtaining C-scan images and corresponding S-scan images. The C-scan images and the corresponding S-scan images are of the same portion of the work piece being tested.
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A testing system for testing a work piece, the testing system comprising:
- an ultrasonic probe outputting at least one beam from a location within the work piece being tested;
- a control unit for controlling the ultrasonic probe from a location outside of the work piece being tested;
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- wherein the ultrasonic probe and the control unit configured to obtain at least one of C-scan images and corresponding S-scan images of the same portion of the work piece being tested.
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A non-destructive testing system for testing a work piece, the non-destructive testing system comprising:
- an ultrasonic probe configured for a first S-scan image at a first direction orientation and the ultrasonic probe configured for a second S-scan image at a second direction orientation different from the first direction orientation.
A method of viewing non-destructive test data in connection with testing a work piece from within the work piece, the method comprising:
- obtaining C-scan images and corresponding S-scan images, the C-scan images and the corresponding S-scan images are of the same portion of the work piece being tested;
- displaying a plurality of C-scan images on a hand-held display;
- selecting one of the plurality of C-scan images;
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- displaying an S-scan image corresponding to the selected C-scan image on the hand-held display.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.