Method to characterize material using mathematical propagation models and ultrasonic signal

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

• a sonic measuring device operable to perform the following operations:
• detecting a complex signal indicative of a structural defect in the manufactured object, the manufactured object comprising a non-homogeneous material, and
• generating a measured result associated with the signal;
• an expected result;
• and
• a signal analyzer, communicatively coupled to the sonic measuring device, that is operable to perform the following operations:
• receiving the measured result;
• comparing the expected result to the measured result responsive to receiving the measured result, and
• producing a comparison of the measured result and the expected result.

A system for comparing measurements from an ultrasound testing system, the ultrasound testing system testing a manufactured object for internal physical characteristics and detecting a signal generated on or in the manufactured object, the system comprising:

• a signal analyzer that compares a predetermined expected result with a measured result to determine an internal structural defect in the non manufactured object;
• the manufactured object comprising a non-homogeneous material having multiple layers;
• the measured result associated with the signal detected by the ultrasound testing system;
• and
• the predetermined expected result associated with the manufactured object.

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

• comparing the measured signal to an expected result to detect an internal physical attribute of the manufactured object, the manufactured object comprising non-homogeneous material, the expected result derived from a model or representation of the manufactured object;
• determining the internal physical attribute based on the step of comparing;
• and
• displaying information associated with the internal physical attribute.

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

• a signal analyzer communicatively coupled to a sonic measuring device and operable to receive a measured signal, wherein the sonic measuring device comprises a laser interferometer or laser acoustic detector that measures sonic energy from the manufactured object and produces the measured signal;
• an expected result of the manufactured object;
• the signal analyzer operable to perform the following operations:
• comparing the expected result to the measured result automatically to detect an internal physical attribute, and
• producing a comparison of the measured signal and the expected result.

A system for the detection of an internal physical attribute of a manufactured object comprising non-homogeneous material, 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 to provide an output indicative of an expected result of the manufactured object;
• and
• the signal analyzer operable to perform the operations of:
• comparing an output of the model processor to the measured result automatically to detect an undesirable internal physical attribute, and
• producing a comparison of the measured signal and the output of the model processor.

A method for detecting an internal physical attribute of a manufactured object comprising non-homogeneous material, wherein a sonic measuring device measures a sonic energy from the manufactured object and produces a measured signal, the method comprising:

• comparing the measured signal to an output from a model processor with a signal analyzer to detect an internal physical attribute, the output indicative of an expected result of the manufactured object;
• producing an output from the signal analyzer indicative of the step of comparing;
• and
• displaying the output from the signal analyzer.

A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform the method steps for detecting an internal physical attribute of a manufactured object using a sonic measuring device, the internal physical composition of the manufactured object comprising non-homogeneous material, the sonic measuring device measuring sonic energy from the manufactured object and obtaining a measured complex signal, said method steps comprising:

• comparing the measured complex signal indicative of a structural defect within the manufactured object comprising non-homogeneous material to an expected result;
• determining the structural defect based on the step of comparing;
• and
• displaying information associated with the structural defect.