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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2012
Applicants:
Jerome Poirier, Forges les Bains, FR;
Anandamurugan S, Bangalore, IN;
Inventors:
Jerome Poirier, Forges les Bains, FR;
Anandamurugan S, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schnectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 17/00 (2006.01); G01N 29/06 (2006.01); G01N 29/24 (2006.01); G01N 29/26 (2006.01); G01N 29/265 (2006.01); G01N 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/069 (2013.01); G01N 29/2487 (2013.01); G01N 29/262 (2013.01); G01N 29/265 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2675 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for determining the position of an ultrasonic wedge and a probe is disclosed. The positioning method includes the steps of automatically determining the position of the ultrasonic wedge and the probe based on a number of parameters, including parameters that are based on the particular ultrasonic wedge and the probe as well as parameters based on the dimensions of the conduit and the girth weld.