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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2003
Applicants:
David Raulerson, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Zhong Ouyang, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Kevin D. Smith, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Inventors:
David Raulerson, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Zhong Ouyang, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Kevin D. Smith, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of detecting defects in structures, comprising the steps of inducing mechanical energy in a structure via the emission of a broad-band acoustic signal, and capturing over a time interval a plurality of images of the structure each of the plurality of images comprised of a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of rows and columns each indicative of an intensity of infrared energy emitted by a portion of the structure.