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Ultrasonic bar and tube end testing with linear axis robot

US10684261B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Stephan Falter · Simmerath, DE
Alexander Felix Fiseni · Munich, DE
Stephan Schmitz · Stuttgart, DE
Daniel Koers · Hürth, DE
Matthias Erhard Schwabe · Cologne, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 24, 2017
Grant date	Jun 16, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 20, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2291/2638
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An inspection system for performing an inspection of an end region of a part is provided. The inspection system includes a robotic assembly positioned along a side of the part. The inspection system includes an ultrasonic probe coupled to the robotic assembly and positioned in proximity to the end region of the part. The ultrasonic probe is moved by the robotic assembly along a path to inspect the end region of the part. During the inspection, the ultrasonic probe transmits a signal towards the end region of the part and receives a reflected signal from the end region of the part. The inspection system provides, as a single system, for inspection of both a body of the part and the end region of the part.

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