Method and system for integrating ultrasound inspection (UT) with a coordinate measuring machine (CMM)
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsFrancis Howard Little, Yanyan Wu, Jian Li, Nicholas J. Kray
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Abstract
A method is provided for assembling a measurement device for use in measuring a machine component. The method includes providing a coordinate measuring machine (CMM). The method also includes combining ultrasonic inspection (UT) capabilities and CMM capabilities to form an inspection probe. The inspection probe is installed on the CMM so that the inspection probe measures external boundaries of the machine component with the CMM capabilities and substantially simultaneously measures internal boundaries of the machine component with the UT capabilities.
Claims20
A method for assembling a measurement device for use in measuring a machine component, said method comprising:
- providing a coordinate measuring machine (CMM);
- combining ultrasonic inspection (UT) capabilities and CMM capabilities to form an inspection probe;
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- installing the inspection probe on the CMM so that the inspection probe measures external boundaries of the machine component with the CMM capabilities and substantially simultaneously measures internal boundaries of the machine component and a surface normal with the UT capabilities, wherein the surface normal is used as a reference of surface normality for the CMM capabilities.
A measurement device comprising:
- a coordinate measuring machine (CMM);
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- an inspection probe that combines ultrasonic inspection (UT) capabilities and CMM capabilities, said inspection probe installed on the CMM so that the inspection probe measures external boundaries of a machine component with the CMM capabilities and substantially simultaneously measures internal boundaries of the machine component and a surface normal with the UT capabilities, wherein the surface normal is used as a reference of surface normality for the CMM capabilities.
A system for measuring a machine component, said system comprising:
- a measurement device comprising:
- a coordinate measuring machine (CMM);
- and
- an inspection probe that combines ultrasonic inspection (UT) capabilities and CMM capabilities, said inspection probe installed on the CMM so that the inspection probe measures external boundaries of a machine component with the CMM capabilities and substantially simultaneously measures internal boundaries of the machine component and a surface normal with the UT capabilities, wherein the surface normal is used as a reference of surface normality for the CMM capabilities;
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- a display coupled to said measurement device to facilitate displaying measurements of the machine component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.