Free motion scanning system
- Pleasant Hills, PA
The present invention relates to an ultrasonic scanner system and method for the imaging of a part system, the scanner comprising: a probe assembly spaced apart from the surface of the part including at least two tracking signals for emitting radiation and a transmitter for emitting ultrasonic waves onto a surface in order to induce at least a portion of the waves to be reflected from the part, at least one detector for receiving the radiation wherein the detector is positioned to receive the radiation from the tracking signals, an analyzer for recognizing a three-dimensional location of the tracking signals based on the emitted radiation, a differential converter for generating an output signal representative of the waveform of the reflected waves, and a device such as a computer for relating said tracking signal location with the output signal and projecting an image of the resulting data. The scanner and method are particularly useful to acquire ultrasonic inspection data by scanning the probe over a complex part surface in an arbitrary scanning pattern.
- Research Organization:
- WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC11-93PN38195
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 6122967
- OSTI ID:
- 873257
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Three-dimensional reconstruction and enhancement of arbitrarily oriented and positioned 2D medical ultrasonic images
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conference | January 1993 |
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