US 6,343,510 B1 · Ultrasonic testing using synthetic impulses

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An ultrasonic testing method and apparatus which includes synthesizing impulse response images using specially constructed waveforms. The apparatus includes a waveform generator, transducers for transmitting and receiving the ultrasonic signals and a digital signal processor or computer for efficiently processing the captured signal data to form the desired impulse response signals.

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09/298,259Filed 22 Apr 1999

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5 Feb 2002

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Classification12 codes

G01S 15/8954
Characterised by the transmitted frequency spectrum: using a broad-band spectrum
G01N 29/0672
Imaging: by acoustic tomography
G01N 29/069
Imaging: defect imaging, localisation and sizing using, e.g. time of flight diffraction [TOFD], synthetic aperture focusing technique [SAFT],…
G01N 29/348
Generating the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves , e.g. electronic circuits specially adapted therefor: with frequency characteristics, e.g.…

Ultrasonic testing using synthetic impulses

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