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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2021
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Mahmoud El Chamie, Rocky Hill, CT (US);
Amit Surana, Newington, CT (US);
Christoph Schulze, Albany, CA (US);
Ayman Elkfrawy, Oakland, CA (US);
Matthew L. Brantley, Jr., South Glastonbury, CT (US);
Ozgur Erdinc, Mansfield, CT (US);
RTX Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A system for detecting a sub-surface defect comprising a transducer fluidly coupled to a part located in a tank containing a liquid configured to transmit ultrasonic energy, the transducer configured to scan the part to create scan data of the scanned part; a pulser/receiver coupled to the transducer configured to receive and transmit the scan data; a processor coupled to the pulser/receiver, the processor configured to communicate with the pulser/receiver and collect the scan data; and the processor configured to detect the sub-surface defect and the processor configured to have a sub-surface defect confidence assessment and a prioritization for further human evaluation.