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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2023
Triad National Security, Llc, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Adam Joseph Wachtor, Santa Fe, NM (US);
Eric Brian Flynn, Santa Fe, NM (US);
Erica Marie Jacobson, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Ian Thomas Cummings, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Joshua David Eckels, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Isabel Faith Fernandez, Atlanta, GA (US);
Kelly Ho, Seattle, WA (US);
TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Abstract
A method and system employing deep learning techniques improves processing speed and spatial resolution of acoustic wavenumber spectroscopy (ASSESS) techniques by performing semantic segmentation on simulated ultrasonic wavefield images of a steady-state, select-tone excitation of a structural or mechanical component. One or more embodiments may employ a convolutional neural network (CNN), pre-trained on openly-available datasets, and trained by transfer learning on an augmented wavefield dataset, to localize and characterize defects or damage from inspection measurements of components.