System, method, and apparatus for acoustic inspection of a surface
US11740635B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 25, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0038
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system includes an inspection robot comprising a plurality of sensor sleds; a plurality of ultra-sonic (UT) sensors; a couplant chamber mounted to each of the plurality of sleds, each couplant chamber comprising: a cone, the cone comprising a cone tip portion at an inspection surface end of the cone; a sensor mounting end opposite the cone tip portion; a couplant entry fluidly coupled to the cone at a position between the cone tip portion and the sensor mounting end; and wherein each of the UT sensors is mounted to the sensor mounting end of one of the couplant chambers.
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