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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
May. 10, 2016
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Hong Hue Tat, Redmond, WA (US);
Yuan-Jye Wu, Issaquah, WA (US);
Joseph D. Schaefer, St. Louis, MO (US);
Mary J. Mathews, Brier, WA (US);
Anne Kao, Bellevue, WA (US);
Victor P. Pauca, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Rongzhong Li, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for analyzing an object using acoustic emissions. Load data is received for the object. Acoustic waveform data is received for the object from an acoustic sensing system. The acoustic waveform data represents acoustic emissions emanating from the object and is detected using the acoustic sensing system. A plurality of bins is created for the load data. A plurality of frequency distribution functions is generated for the plurality of bins using the acoustic waveform data. A set of learning algorithms is applied to the plurality of frequency distribution functions and the acoustic waveform data to generate an output that allows an operator to more easily and quickly assess a structural integrity of the object.