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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2022
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
John R. Dangler, Rochester, MN (US);
Tory Johnson, Rochester, MN (US);
Gunnar Mills, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Austin Carter, Olmsted, MN (US);
Susan Zichittella, Red Hook, NY (US);
Colin Edward Masterson, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Described are techniques for quality analysis using thermographic imaging. In one example, a system including a test chamber for receiving an unpowered component. The system further includes an external heat source for heating the unpowered component for a predetermined period of time. The system further includes a thermographic imaging system for collecting thermographic images of the unpowered component during the predetermined period of time. The system further includes a computer communicatively coupled to the thermographic imaging system and configured to classify a quality of the unpowered component based on the thermographic images of the unpowered component.