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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2012
Applicant:
Alison J Mcmillan, Uttoxeter, GB;
Inventor:
Alison J McMillan, Uttoxeter, GB;
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce PLC, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for locating artifacts, such as particles or voids, in a material includes the steps of defining a path through a volume of the material, sensing the presence and type of any artifacts along the path and determining for each sensed artifact, the respective distance along the path. Analysis of the quantity of sensed artifacts and their respective position along the path enables the determination of measures for the artifact density, artifact size and artifact distribution in the material.