Patent ID: 11913911
Assignee: RTX CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A system for detecting a sub-surface defect comprising:
a transducer fluidly coupled to a part located in a tank containing a liquid configured to transmit ultrasonic energy, said transducer configured to scan said part to create scan data of the scanned part;
a pulser/receiver coupled to said transducer configured to receive and transmit said scan data;
a processor in electronic communication with said pulser/receiver, said processor configured to communicate with said pulser/receiver and collect said scan data; and said processor configured to detect said sub-surface defect;
a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with said processor, the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored therein that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving, by the processor, said scan data for said part from said transducer;
running, by the processor, a flaw detection algorithm;
determining, by the processor, a part disposition wherein said part disposition is based on a confidence system that the processor uses to self-assess said part disposition;
detecting, by the processor, that both of C-scan data and A-scan data are good, an indication is classified and sorted, wherein the indication represents at least one of a sensed flaw in the part, the sub-surface defect and a discontinuity in the part; and
creating, by the processor, a report.