scholarly journals Introducing a new method for efficient visualization of complex shape 3D ultrasonic phased-array C-scans

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmelo Mineo ◽  
Rahul Summan ◽  
Jonathan Riise ◽  
Charles MacLeod ◽  
Gareth Pierce
Keyword(s):  
Phased Array ◽  
Complex Shape ◽  
New Method ◽  
Ultrasonic Phased Array

Real-Time 3D Imaging using an Air-Coupled Ultrasonic Phased-Array

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianni Allevato ◽  
Jan Hinrichs ◽  
Matthias Rutsch ◽  
Jan Adler ◽  
Axel Jager ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
3D Imaging ◽  
Phased Array ◽  
Ultrasonic Phased Array

Design of Two-Dimensional Ultrasonic Phased Array Transducers

2005 ◽  
Vol 127 (3) ◽  
pp. 336-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shyamal C. Mondal ◽  
Paul D. Wilcox ◽  
Bruce W. Drinkwater
Keyword(s):  
Phased Array ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Array Element ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Circular Array ◽  
Single Location ◽  
Ultrasonic Phased Array ◽  
3D Point Spread Function ◽  
3D Volume ◽  
Simulation And Evaluation

Two-dimensional (2D) phased arrays have the potential to significantly change the way in which engineering components in safety critical industries are inspected. In addition to enabling a three-dimensional (3D) volume of a component to be inspected from a single location, they could also be used in a C-scan configuration. The latter would enable any point in a component to be interrogated over a range of solid angles, allowing more accurate defect characterization and sizing. This paper describes the simulation and evaluation of grid, cross and circular 2D phased array element configurations. The aim of the cross and circle configurations is to increase the effective aperture for a given number of elements. Due to the multitude of possible array element configurations a model, based on Huygens’ principle, has been developed to allow analysis and comparison of candidate array designs. In addition to the element configuration, key issues such as element size, spacing, and frequency are discussed and quantitatively compared using the volume of the 3D point spread function (PSF) as a measurand. The results of this modeling indicate that, for a given number of elements, a circular array performs best and that the element spacing should be less than half a wavelength to avoid grating lobes. A prototype circular array has been built and initial results are presented. These show that a flat bottomed hole, half a wavelength in diameter, can be imaged. Furthermore, it is shown that the volume of the 3D reflection obtained experimentally from the end of the hole compares well with the volume of the 3D PSF predicted for the array at that point.

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