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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
May. 04, 2018
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Alan Matthew Finn, Hebron, CT (US);
Amit Surana, West Hartford, CT (US);
Matthew O. Williams, Honolulu, HI (US);
Edgar A. Bernal, Webster, NY (US);
Ozgur Erdinc, Mansfield, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G01N 3/02 (2006.01); G01N 27/20 (2006.01); G01N 25/72 (2006.01); G01N 29/34 (2006.01); G01N 29/22 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G01N 21/71 (2006.01); G01N 29/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/348 (2013.01); G01N 21/71 (2013.01); G01N 25/72 (2013.01); G01N 29/228 (2013.01); G01N 29/46 (2013.01); G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2693 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for nondestructive vibrothermography inspection of a component, the method includes generating ultrasonic excitations in a component over a range of frequencies; determining a thermal signature in the component from the excitations; registering a model with the thermal signature; determining damage based on the thermal signal and model; and classifying the component based on the determining.