Patent SG-11201909378V-A (SG)
Title: Apparatus, system and method for inspecting composite structures using quantitative infra-red thermography
Inventor: VILLETTE THIBAULT
IPC: G01N25/72
Filed: 2018-04-18
Abstract: WO 18/ 195 140 Al r - Training System Mine Module 134 132 Pipeline Properties Online Computer System Inspalion I Apparatus r eline Device Controller 110 130 120 I I Defect onantitication report _J Fig. 1 -100 (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 25 October 2018 (25.10.2018) WIP0 I PCT onion °nolo mu Em olomoilowo oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/195140 Al (51) International Patent Classification: GO1N 25/72 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2018/028065 (22) International Filing Date: 18 April 2018 (18.04.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 15/490,578 18 April 2017 (18.04.2017) US (71) Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY [SA/SA]; 1 Eastern Avenue, Dhahran, 31311 (SA). (71) Applicant (for US only): ARAMCO SERVICES COM- PANY [US/US]; 9009 West Loop South, Houston, TX 77096 (US). (72) Inventors: VILLETTE, Thibault; Gc 130, Building 2297, Dhahran, 31311 (SA). TRAIDIA, Abderrazak; Gc 130, Building 2297, Dhahran, 31311 (SA). AMER, Ayman; Room 1-355, Bldg. 24 (RPIC-3), King Abdullah Universi- ty Of Science And, Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900 (SA). ABDELLATIF, Fadl; Room 1-355, Bldg. 24 (RPIC-3), King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900 (SA). (74) Agent: ELLIS, Edward, J. et al.; Leason Eliis Llp, One Barker Avenue, Fifth Floor, White Plains, NY 10601 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (54) Title: APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING COMPOSITE STRUCTURES USING QUANTITATIVE INFRA-RED THERMOGRAPHY (57) : A system and method for inspecting a surface of a structure for defects includes an inspection apparatus having a heating device for heating a section of the surface of the structure, an infrared camera for receiving infrared radiation from the surface in response to heating, a controller configured to generate thermographs from the received infrared radiation, and a communi- cation device. A training system includes an expert system module configured to determine correlations between a set of thermographs generated by a ther- mal simulation of modeled structural elements with defects, and parameters of the modeled structural elements. A computer system communicatively cou- pled to the training system and the inspection apparatus, is adapted to receive thermographs received from the inspection apparatus and to detect quantitative parameters of defects in the structure using the correlations obtained from the training system. [Continued on next page] WO 2018/195140 Al MIDEDIM01101 OIDIREIE311111111111111111111M01101111111111111111111 Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h))