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Ultrasonic inspection equipment and ultrasonic inspection method

US8838405B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 9, 2013
Grant dateSep 16, 2014
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Expiry dateOct 9, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T19/20
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Ultrasonic inspection equipment facilitates alignment of display positions of three-dimensional ultrasonic inspection data and three-dimensional shape data, and quickly discriminates between a defect echo and an inner-wall echo. A computer 102A has a position correction function of correcting a relative display position between three-dimensional shape data and three-dimensional ultrasonic inspection data. A display position of the three-dimensional ultrasonic inspection data or that of the three-dimensional shape data is moved by a norm of a mean vector along the mean vector that is calculated from a plurality of vectors defined by a plurality of points selected in the three-dimensional ultrasonic inspection data and by a plurality of points selected in the three-dimensional shape data. The three-dimensional shape data and the three-dimensional ultrasonic inspection data are displayed in such a manner as to be superimposed on each other on a three-dimensional display unit 103C.

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