Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090066939 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF DEFECTS IN TURBINE ENGINE BLADES - A method for automatically identifying defects in turbine engine blades is provided. The method comprises acquiring one or more radiographic images corresponding to one or more turbine engine blades and identifying one or more regions of interest from the one or more radiographic images. The method then comprises extracting one or more geometric features based on the one or more regions of interest and analyzing the one or more geometric features to identify one or more defects in the turbine engine blades. | 03-12-2009 |
20090074145 | HIGH FLUX X-RAY TARGET AND ASSEMBLY - An X-ray tube anode assembly, an X-ray tube assembly and a method for heat management to an X-ray assembly having a movable X-ray target having a target surface. The anode assembly includes a drive member arranged and disposed to provide oscillatory motion to the target assembly and a target surface that is configured to remain at a substantially fixed distance from a cathode assembly during oscillatory motion. | 03-19-2009 |
20090086911 | INSPECTION TOOL FOR RADIOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS - A system for radiographic inspection of an object is provided. The system comprises a radiation source configured to generate radiation, a display unit for generating a graphical user interface (GUI) including multiple fields. A user provides input data via the fields in the GUI. A processor configured to compute a plurality of exposure parameters based on the input data and a control system is configured to initialize the radiation source with the exposure parameters. | 04-02-2009 |
20090086914 | RADIOGRAPHIC INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system is provided for radiographic inspection of an object comprising multiple having different material properties. The system comprises a radiation source configured to generate radiation, a display unit for generating a graphical user interface (GUI) including multiple fields. A user enters input data via the fields in the GUI. The input data relates to one or more material properties for each of the regions. A processor is configured to compute a plurality of exposure parameters based on the input data. | 04-02-2009 |
20090097729 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING DEFECTS IN A RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE OF A SCANNED OBJECT - A method for processing a radiographic image of a scanned object is provided. The method comprises acquiring radiographic image data corresponding to a scanned object and identifying one or more regions of interest in the radiographic image data corresponding to the scanned object. The method further comprises performing an image-contrast comparison of the radiographic image data corresponding to the scanned object and one or more reference radiographic images, to identify one or more defects in the radiographic image data corresponding to the scanned object. | 04-16-2009 |
20100140485 | IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH SCATTER CORRECTION - An imaging technique is provided for acquiring scatter free images of an object. The technique includes acquiring a plurality of projection images of the object using a source and a detector oriented at a plurality of projection angles relative to the object, and generating a plurality of scatter free projection images by correcting the plurality of projection images based on respective ones of a plurality of stored scatter images. The scatter images are generated and stored for each of the projection angles by positioning a scatter rejection plate between the object and the detector. The technique further includes reconstructing a three-dimensional image of the object based on the scatter free projection images. | 06-10-2010 |
20110095190 | ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system to detect a plurality of elements is proposed. The system includes one or more X-ray sources for transmitting X-rays towards a sample and also includes plurality of photon detectors. An array of crystals are arranged in a curvature with appropriate geometry for receiving a plurality of photon energies emitted from the sample and focusing the photon energy on the plurality of detectors. The plurality of photon detectors are spatially arranged at Bragg angles corresponding to signature photon energies to detect the plurality of elements simultaneously. | 04-28-2011 |
20130015371 | THERMOLUMINESCENT COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY READER AND METHOD FOR USING SAMEAANM Bueno; CliffordAACI Clifton ParkAAST NYAACO USAAGP Bueno; Clifford Clifton Park NY USAANM Venugopal; ManoharanAACI BangaloreAACO INAAGP Venugopal; Manoharan Bangalore INAANM Shaw; Jeffrey JonAACI Ballston LakeAAST NYAACO USAAGP Shaw; Jeffrey Jon Ballston Lake NY USAANM Osterlitz; Mark JohnAACI SchenectadyAAST NYAACO USAAGP Osterlitz; Mark John Schenectady NY US - A computed radiography reading system and method. The system includes an exposed computed radiography plate, a two-dimensional pixelized array, and a heating element. The heating element conducts heat to the computed radiography plate and the computed radiography plate releases entrained light signals to the two-dimensional pixelized array in response to the conducted heat. | 01-17-2013 |
20130176418 | CONTINUOUS INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY MONITORING AND LIFE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATORS - A method for continuously monitoring the working condition of a heat recovery steam generator (“HRSG”) using infrared thermography, comprising the steps of identifying target locations inside the HRSG, positioning one or more infrared cameras to continuously monitor and record the temperature at each target location, generating continuous thermographic images corresponding to selected components and locations at each target locations, comparing the continuous thermographic images to corresponding, stored base line images and generating a set of comparative data reports in real time for each target location in order to predict the life span or potential failure of HRSG components. | 07-11-2013 |