Method for the non-destructive testing of a test object by means of ultrasound and device therefor
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Dec 29, 2020
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Aug 3, 2017
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Jun 3, 2015
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Abstract
A method for the nondestructive testing of a test object by ultrasound is provided, the method including generating a pulsed ultrasonic field in the test object by means of an array of individually drivable ultrasonic transmitting transducers acoustically coupled to the test object. The ultrasonic transmitting transducers are each driven with a specific analog transient excitation signal, wherein each analog transient excitation signal is generated based on an ultrasonic transmitting transducer-specific stored digital transient excitation function. The method further includes receiving resulting echo signals from the test object by means of an array of individually drivable ultrasonic receiving transducers, with each ultrasonic receiving transducer providing an analog time-resolved echo signal, temporarily storing the time-resolved, transducer-specific, digitized echo signals in the form of an echo signal set, and applying a plurality of different reception processing rules to the echo signal set.
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GE SENSING & INSPECTION TECHNOLOGIES GMBH | HURTH |
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- 2015 Application Filing Year
- G01N Class
- 11310 Applications Filed
- 8345 Patents Issued To-Date
- 73.79 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Breidenbach, Christof | Huerth, DE | 5 | 58 |
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 58 | |||
Breidenbach, Helmut | Huerth, DE | 1 | 47 |
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 47 | |||
Falter, Stephan | Huerth, DE | 21 | 154 |
# of filed Patents : 21 Total Citations : 154 | |||
Koch, Roman Heinrich | Alzenau, DE | 10 | 86 |
# of filed Patents : 10 Total Citations : 86 | |||
Prause, Reinhard | Huerth, DE | 22 | 188 |
# of filed Patents : 22 Total Citations : 188 | |||
Weise, Thomas | Huerth, DE | 92 | 5769 |
# of filed Patents : 92 Total Citations : 5769 |
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