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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2016
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Venkata Vijayaraghava Nalladega, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Thomas James Batzinger, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Yuri Alexeyevich Plotnikov, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Shyamsunder Tondanur Mandayam, Bangalore, IN;
Bryon Edward Knight, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Satheesh Jeyaraman, Bangalore, IN;
Esha SenGupta, Bangalore, IN;
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for inspecting a component is presented. The method includes inducing, by an inductive coil, an electrical current flow into the component. Further, the method includes capturing, by an infrared (IR) camera, at least a first set of frames and a second set of frames corresponding to the component, wherein the first set of frames is captured at a first time interval and a second set of frames is captured at a second time interval. Also, the method includes constructing, by a processing unit, a thermal image based on at least the first set of frames and the second set of frames corresponding to the component. Furthermore, the method includes determining presence of a thermal signature in the thermal image, wherein the thermal signature is representative of a defect in the component.