Method and system having ultrasonic sensor movable by translation device for ultrasonic profiling of weld samples
Abstract
A system for ultrasonic profiling of a weld sample includes a carriage movable in opposite first and second directions. An ultrasonic sensor is coupled to the carriage to move over the sample as the carriage moves. An encoder determines the position of the carriage to determine the position of the sensor. A spring is connected at one end of the carriage. Upon the carriage being moved in the first direction toward the spring such that the carriage and the sensor are at a beginning position and the spring is compressed the spring decompresses to push the carriage back along the second direction to move the carriage and the sensor from the beginning position to an ending position. The encoder triggers the sensor to take the ultrasonic measurements of the sample when the sensor is at predetermined positions while the sensor moves over the sample between the beginning and positions.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, MI (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1176206
- Patent Number(s):
- 7690260
- Application Number:
- 11/742,852
- Assignee:
- Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI); The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2007 May 01
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
Citation Formats
Panyard, James, Potter, Timothy, Charron, William, Hopkins, Deborah, and Reverdy, Frederic. Method and system having ultrasonic sensor movable by translation device for ultrasonic profiling of weld samples. United States: N. p., 2010.
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Panyard, James, Potter, Timothy, Charron, William, Hopkins, Deborah, & Reverdy, Frederic. Method and system having ultrasonic sensor movable by translation device for ultrasonic profiling of weld samples. United States.
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title = {Method and system having ultrasonic sensor movable by translation device for ultrasonic profiling of weld samples},
author = {Panyard, James and Potter, Timothy and Charron, William and Hopkins, Deborah and Reverdy, Frederic},
abstractNote = {A system for ultrasonic profiling of a weld sample includes a carriage movable in opposite first and second directions. An ultrasonic sensor is coupled to the carriage to move over the sample as the carriage moves. An encoder determines the position of the carriage to determine the position of the sensor. A spring is connected at one end of the carriage. Upon the carriage being moved in the first direction toward the spring such that the carriage and the sensor are at a beginning position and the spring is compressed the spring decompresses to push the carriage back along the second direction to move the carriage and the sensor from the beginning position to an ending position. The encoder triggers the sensor to take the ultrasonic measurements of the sample when the sensor is at predetermined positions while the sensor moves over the sample between the beginning and positions.},
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year = {Tue Apr 06 00:00:00 EDT 2010},
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