Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Siemens Energy, Inc.

Claudio Laloni

Clifford Hatcher

Thomas Engel

Frank Forster

Matthias Goldammer

Hubert Mooshofer

Patrick Wissmann

Robert E Shannon

Lars Jahn

Fredrick Michael Davis

Klaus Wolfrum

Andreas Pförtner

Andreas Luczak

A method for the ultrasound check of a test object involves moving a test probe along a test probe surface and sending ultrasound impulses into the test object by the test probe. Respective echo signals corresponding with the emitted ultrasound impulses are received by the test probe. An image of a predetermined test region of the test object is prepared on the basis of an overlapping and averaging of amplitude values of the received echo signals by a data processing unit. The respective position of the test probe when sending the ultrasound signals and/or when receiving the corresponding echo signals is captured by a capturing unit. The respectively captured positions of the test probe are considered when creating the image of the test region of the test object.

Method and system for the hand-guided ultrasound check of a test object

An inspection apparatus () applying two dimensional nondestructive examination images onto a three dimensional solid model of a component () to display a virtual component () that may be manipulated to perform a nondestructive inspection. The two dimensional nondestructive examination images may be acquired from a plurality of views of the component in order to provide full coverage of the surface to be inspected, with appropriate stitching of images in regions of overlap between adjacent views. The two dimensional images () may be color or black and white photographs or ultraviolet or infrared images, for example. Multiple types of nondestructive examination images, results of inspection data evaluations, and design, operational and/or maintenance information may be displayed separately or jointly on the three dimensional solid model. Surface features of interest that are mapped as defined areas () on the three dimensional solid model may be displayed simultaneously in different views on 2D and 3D images of the virtual component.

Combined 2D and 3D nondestructive examination

Method for determining an axle geometry by recording and evaluating a topographical image of a face () of a wheel () fitted to an axle (), and a sensor () for execution of the method. The method includes projecting light with a coding onto an area on the face () of the wheel () from a projecting direction; recording the light reflected from the area on the face () of the wheel () with an image converter (), from a direction other than the light projecting direction; determining three-dimensional surface coordinates for the topographical image of the face () of the wheel () from the recorded light; and evaluating the topographical image in relation to a reference system.

Method for determining an axle geometry and sensor for its execution

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Claudio Laloni