Method to characterize material using mathematical propagation models and ultrasonic signal

A system for the detection of a physical attribute of a manufactured object, the system comprising:

• a sonic measuring device;
• the sonic measuring device detecting a signal indicative of the physical attribute;
• the sonic measuring device generating a measured result associated with the signal;
• a signal analyzer, communicatively coupled to the sonic measuring device, that is operable to receive the measured result;
• an expected result;
• the signal analyzer comparing the expected result to the measured result automatically;
• the signal analyzer producing a comparison of the measure result and the expected result;
• a display communicatively coupled to the signal analyzer;
• and
• the display displaying the comparison of the measured result and the expected result.

A method for detecting a physical attribute of a manufactured object using a sonic measuring device, the sonic measuring device measuring sonic energy from the manufactured object and obtaining a measured signal, the method comprising:

• generating the expected result from a mathematical model;
• and
• comparing the measured signal to an expected result;
• and
• determining the physical attribute based on the step of comparing.

A method for detecting a physical attribute of a manufactured object using a sonic measuring device, the sonic measuring device measuring sonic energy from the manufactured object and obtaining a measured signal, the method comprising:

• comparing the measured signal to an expected result;
• determining the physical attribute based on the step of comparing;
• and
• displaying the physical attribute.

A system for the detection of a physical attribute of a manufactured object wherein a sonic measuring device measures a sonic energy from the manufactured object and produces a measured signal, the system comprising:

• a signal analyzer communicatively coupled to the sonic measuring device and operable to receive the measured signal;
• an expected result;
• the signal analyzer comparing the expected result to the measured result automatically;
• the signal analyzer producing a comparison of the measured signal and the expected result;
• a model processor communicatively coupled to the signal analyzer;
• and
• the model processor generating the expected result from a representation of the manufactured object,
• wherein the representation of the manufactured object is a computer-aided-drafting representation of the manufactured object.

A system for the detection of a physical attribute of a manufactured object wherein a sonic measuring device measures a sonic energy from the manufactured object and produces a measured signal, the system comprising:

• a signal analyzer communicatively coupled to the sonic measuring device and operable to receive the measured signal;
• an expected result;
• the signal analyzer comprising the expected result to the measured result automatically;
• the signal analyzer producing a comparison of the measured signal and the expected result;
• a display communicatively coupled to the signal analyzer;
• and
• the display displaying the comparison of the measured signal and the expected result.

A system for the detection of a physical attribute of a manufactured object wherein a sonic measuring device measures a sonic energy from the manufactured object and produces a measured signal, the system comprising:

• a signal analyzer communicatively coupled to the sonic measuring device and operable to receive the measured signal;
• a model processor communicatively coupled to the signal analyzer;
• the signal analyzer comprising an output of the model processor to the measured result automatically;
• and
• the signal analyzer producing a comparison of the measured signal and the output of the model processor, wherein the model processor generates the output of the model processor by solving a mathematical model.