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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2022
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Takemoto, Tokyo, JP;
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A defect analysis device includes a model storage unit configured to store a learned model in which teacher information representing positions, shapes, and sizes of a plurality of defects embedded in a standard test piece is associated with detection information of the plurality of defects detected based on a plurality of standard ultrasonic images acquired from the standard test piece, a target image acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of target ultrasonic images from an inspection target, and an enhanced image creation unit configured to create a plurality of enhanced images emphasizing the plurality of defects based on the learned model and the plurality of target ultrasonic images, in which the learned model is learned by giving a priority to defects to be detected among the plurality of defects in each standard ultrasonic image.