Method and apparatus for measurement of orientation in an anisotropic medium
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for simultaneously measuring the anisotropic orientation and the thickness of an article. The apparatus comprises a transducer assembly which propagates longitudinal and transverse waves through the article and which receives reflections of the waves. A processor is provided to measure respective transit times of the longitudinal and shear waves propagated through the article and to calculate respective predicted transit times of the longitudinal and shear waves based on an estimated thickness, an estimated anisotropic orientation, and an elasticity of the article. The processor adjusts the estimated thickness and the estimated anisotropic orientation to reduce the difference between the measured transit times and the respective predicted transit times of the longitudinal and shear waves.
- Inventors:
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- Burnt Hills, NY
- Norman, OK
- (Niskayuna, NY)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 872528
- Patent Number(s):
- 5955671
- Assignee:
- General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
- 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:
- FC21-95MC31176
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; apparatus; measurement; orientation; anisotropic; medium; provided; simultaneously; measuring; thickness; article; comprises; transducer; assembly; propagates; longitudinal; transverse; waves; receives; reflections; processor; measure; respective; transit; times; shear; propagated; calculate; predicted; based; estimated; elasticity; adjusts; reduce; difference; measured; simultaneously measuring; transverse waves; shear waves; transit time; shear wave; apparatus comprises; transducer assembly; transit times; apparatus comprise; waves propagated; /73/
Citation Formats
Gilmore, Robert Snee, Kline, Ronald Alan, and Deaton, Jr., John Broddus. Method and apparatus for measurement of orientation in an anisotropic medium. United States: N. p., 1999.
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Gilmore, Robert Snee, Kline, Ronald Alan, & Deaton, Jr., John Broddus. Method and apparatus for measurement of orientation in an anisotropic medium. United States.
Gilmore, Robert Snee, Kline, Ronald Alan, and Deaton, Jr., John Broddus. Fri .
"Method and apparatus for measurement of orientation in an anisotropic medium". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/872528.
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abstractNote = {A method and apparatus are provided for simultaneously measuring the anisotropic orientation and the thickness of an article. The apparatus comprises a transducer assembly which propagates longitudinal and transverse waves through the article and which receives reflections of the waves. A processor is provided to measure respective transit times of the longitudinal and shear waves propagated through the article and to calculate respective predicted transit times of the longitudinal and shear waves based on an estimated thickness, an estimated anisotropic orientation, and an elasticity of the article. The processor adjusts the estimated thickness and the estimated anisotropic orientation to reduce the difference between the measured transit times and the respective predicted transit times of the longitudinal and shear waves.},
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year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1999},
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