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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2021
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Frank Ferro, West Chester, OH (US);
Christopher Michael Meier, Waynesville, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/08 (2006.01); G01N 23/046 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/088 (2013.01); G01N 23/046 (2013.01); G01N 2015/0846 (2013.01); G01N 2223/419 (2013.01); G01N 2223/649 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for determining porosity of a part is provided. The method includes: determining scan data of the part, the scan data including data of a plurality of sequential segments; determining a background model for the part, the scan data, or both; and determining a bulk porosity based on a difference between the scan data and the background model.