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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2020
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuo Watabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshiki Takayasu, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Usui, Saitama, JP;
Yoshiyuki Sakamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Isao Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
According to an embodiment, a nondestructive inspection method includes: detecting, by a plurality of sensors installed in a truck that supports a vehicle body, an elastic wave generated when a lifting member inserted between the vehicle body and the truck moves the vehicle body up and down; and estimating, by an evaluation device, a position of a defect in the truck, based on the elastic wave detected by the plurality of sensors.