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US 2019/0317049 A1Published application
Methods and systems for providing prompted setup and inspection during non-destructive testing (ndt)
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsSakif Bin Ferdous, Raymond D. Berry, III, David John Fry, David M. Geis, Emily Newhouse
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for prompted setup and inspection during non-destructive testing (NDT) based inspections.
Claims15
A system for use in non-destructive testing (NDT), the system comprising:
- one or more inspection components configured to apply non-destructive testing (NDT) inspection of an article;
- an output component configured to provide output to an operator of the system during the non-destructive testing (NDT) inspection;
- and
- one or more circuits configured to:
- select based on one or both of the non-destructive testing (NDT) inspection and the article, corresponding inspection guide data;
- generate based on the selected inspection guide data, one or more output indications for assisting the operator during the non-destructive testing (NDT) inspection, wherein the one or more output indications comprise instructions and/or information relating to performing the non-destructive testing (NDT) inspection;
- and
- provide the one or more output indications to the operator via the output component.
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A method for non-destructive testing (NDT), the method comprising:
- in response to one or more output indications provided to an operator via an output component of a non-destructive testing (NDT) setup, performing one or more actions corresponding to at least of:
- setting up an article for non-destructive testing (NDT) inspection in the non-destructive testing (NDT) setup;
- setting up and/or configuring at least one component of the non-destructive testing (NDT) setup;
- conducting the non-destructive testing (NDT) inspection of the article;
- and
- assessing outcome of the non-destructive testing (NDT) inspection of the article;
- wherein:
- the one or more output indications are configuring for assisting the operator during the non-destructive testing (NDT) inspection of the article;
- the one or more output indications comprise instructions and/or information relating to performing the non-destructive testing (NDT) inspection;
- the one or more output indications are generated based on a particular inspection guide data;
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- the inspection guide data is selected based on one or both of the non-destructive testing (NDT) inspection and the article.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.