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Method and apparatus for performing ultrasonic flaw detection by controlling peak frequency and frequency bandwidth

US5309765A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 12, 1991
Grant dateMay 10, 1994
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Expiry dateNov 12, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2291/044
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for performing ultrasonic flaw detection, wherein an ultrasonic transmitter transmits a pulse signal having a designated carrier frequency and a designated cycle count to an ultrasonic probe. An ultrasonic receiver receives the echo signal output from the ultrasonic probe. The peak frequency and the frequency bandwidth of the echo signal received by the ultrasonic receiving unit are detected by a signal analysis unit. A transmission control unit designates the carrier frequency and the cycle count of the pulse signal output from the ultrasonic transmission unit so that the detected peak frequency and the detected frequency bandwidth become a flaw detection condition peak frequency and a flaw detection condition frequency bandwidth, respectively.

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