Abstract:
Refining automated ultrasonic
inspections with simulation models
by Michael Garton *
Abstract
One important motivation for using an ultrasonic simulation model is the relatively low cost of software predictions compared to the cost of
comparable experiments. A software package, UTSIM, has been created that can simulate ultrasonic measurements. A particular capability
of this package, namely simulating and refining inspection scan plans, has been described in detail. Three examples were shown. The
capability to quantitatively determine and refine the coverage of a scan is believed to be unique to this software. The software is applicable
to most ultrasonic inspections. It is particularly useful for unusual probes and/or complex geometries were the field propagates in the least
intuitive ways. Ultrasonic researchers at CNDE assist this work which was supported by NIST. This paper was originally presented as a
Thesis for a Master of Science degree at Iowa State University.
© Copyright 1. Oct 1997 Rolf Diederichs, info@ndt.net