Patent ID: 11874255
Assignee: BAKER HUGHES HOLDINGS LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. A non-transitory computer program product comprising computer readable instructions, which, when executed by at least one data processor forming part of at least one computing system, implement operations comprising:
receiving first control instructions by a phased array ultrasonic probe on a pipeline inspection gage (PIG), the phased array ultrasonic probe replacing an ultrasonic probe configured to transmit ultrasonic signals into a target at a first angle with respect to a surface of the target and at a first focal length, the first control instructions including the first angle with respect to the surface of the target and the first focal length;
generating, by the phased array ultrasonic probe at a first location of the target, a first ultrasonic beam propagating at the first angle and the first focal length specified by the first control instructions;
measuring, by the phased array ultrasonic probe, one or more ultrasonic echoes resulting from reflection of the first ultrasonic beam from the target; and
outputting, by the phased array ultrasonic probe, one or more ultrasonic measurement signals representing the measured ultrasonic echoes.