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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
May. 20, 2016
Applicants:
Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);
Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole, Okemos, MI (US);
Sivamayam Sivasuthan, East Lansing, MI (US);
Victor Uthayakumar Karthik, East Lansing, MI (US);
Paramsothy Jayakumar, Warren, MI (US);
Ravi S. Thyagarajan, Novi, MI (US);
Lalita Udpa, Okemos, MI (US);
Arunasalam Rahunanthan, Centerville, OH (US);
Assignees:
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, East Lansing, MI (US);
SECRETARY OF THE ARMY, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 30/23 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 30/23 (2020.01);
Abstract
A defect detection system uses dedicated, simultaneously operating finite element optimization and mesh generation. Using an Eddy-current based probe, the system can detect and model surface and sub-surface defects.