Patent ID: 9594059
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: G01N

Claim:
1. A system for automated bond testing, the system comprising: a sensor that scans a material to be tested by sending a signal to the material to be tested and receiving a signal waveform from the material indicative of a presence of a defect in the material and a type of defect present in the material; a computer in communication with the sensor for receiving the signal waveform from the material, the computer being configured to compare the received signal waveform to a plurality of signal waveforms indicating a defect in the material, and if a match exists, assign a one of a plurality of colors to the match; a display connected to receive a signal from the computer to display an image of the material to be tested having an assigned one of the plurality of colors indicative of a presence or absence of a defect in the test area; and an automated scanning platform that supports the sensor, the scanning platform moving the sensor in a preset motion over a surface of a test area of the material to be tested to perform an inspection scan of the material at the test area, and that positions the sensor at a predetermined position, a predetermined angle, and a predetermined contact force to acquire data consistently during an inspection.