Inspection design using 2D phased array, TFM and cueMAP software

Ailidh McGilp; Jerzy Dziewierz; Timothy Lardner; John MacKersie; Anthony Gachagan

doi:10.1063/1.486480

Inspection design using 2D phased array, TFM and cueMAP software

Ailidh McGilp, Jerzy Dziewierz, Timothy Lardner, John MacKersie, Anthony Gachagan

Electronic And Electrical Engineering

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Abstract

A simulation suite, cueMAP, has been developed to facilitate the design of inspection processes and sparse 2D array configurations. At the core of cueMAP is a Total Focusing Method (TFM) imaging algorithm that enables computer assisted design of ultrasonic inspection scenarios, including the design of bespoke array configurations to match the inspection criteria. This in-house developed TFM code allows for interactive evaluation of image quality indicators of ultrasonic imaging performance when utilizing a 2D phased array working in FMC/TFM mode. The cueMAP software uses a series of TFM images to build a map of resolution, contrast and sensitivity of imaging performance of a simulated reflector, swept across the inspection volume. The software takes into account probe properties, wedge or water standoff, and effects of specimen curvature. In the validation process of this new software package, two 2D arrays have been evaluated on 304n stainless steel samples, typical of the primary circuit in nuclear plants. Thick section samples have been inspected using a 1MHz 2D matrix array. Due to the processing efficiency of the software, the data collected from these array configurations has been used to investigate the influence sub-aperture operation on inspection performance.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	40th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation
Subtitle of host publication	Incorporating the 10th International Conference on Barkhausen Noise and Micromagnetic Testing
Editors	Dale E. Chimenti , Leonard J. Bond, Donald O. Thompson
Place of Publication	Melville, NY
Volume	1581
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.486480
Publication status	Published - 18 Feb 2014
Event	40th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation: Incorporating the 10th International Conference on Barkhausen Noise and Micromagnetic Testing - Baltimore, United States Duration: 21 Jul 2013 → 26 Jul 2013

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Conference	40th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation: Incorporating the 10th International Conference on Barkhausen Noise and Micromagnetic Testing
Country/Territory	United States
City	Baltimore
Period	21/07/13 → 26/07/13

Keywords

TFM
cueMAP software
inspection design
2D phased array

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McGilp, A., Dziewierz, J., Lardner, T., MacKersie, J., & Gachagan, A. (2014). Inspection design using 2D phased array, TFM and cueMAP software. In D. E. Chimenti , L. J. Bond, & D. O. Thompson (Eds.), 40th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation: Incorporating the 10th International Conference on Barkhausen Noise and Micromagnetic Testing (Vol. 1581). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.486480

McGilp, Ailidh ; Dziewierz, Jerzy ; Lardner, Timothy et al. / Inspection design using 2D phased array, TFM and cueMAP software. 40th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation: Incorporating the 10th International Conference on Barkhausen Noise and Micromagnetic Testing. editor / Dale E. Chimenti ; Leonard J. Bond ; Donald O. Thompson. Vol. 1581 Melville, NY, 2014.

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McGilp, A, Dziewierz, J, Lardner, T, MacKersie, J & Gachagan, A 2014, Inspection design using 2D phased array, TFM and cueMAP software. in DE Chimenti , LJ Bond & DO Thompson (eds), 40th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation: Incorporating the 10th International Conference on Barkhausen Noise and Micromagnetic Testing. vol. 1581, Melville, NY, 40th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation: Incorporating the 10th International Conference on Barkhausen Noise and Micromagnetic Testing, Baltimore, United States, 21/07/13. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.486480

Inspection design using 2D phased array, TFM and cueMAP software. / McGilp, Ailidh; Dziewierz, Jerzy; Lardner, Timothy et al.
40th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation: Incorporating the 10th International Conference on Barkhausen Noise and Micromagnetic Testing. ed. / Dale E. Chimenti ; Leonard J. Bond; Donald O. Thompson. Vol. 1581 Melville, NY, 2014.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution book

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McGilp A, Dziewierz J, Lardner T, MacKersie J, Gachagan A. Inspection design using 2D phased array, TFM and cueMAP software. In Chimenti DE, Bond LJ, Thompson DO, editors, 40th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation: Incorporating the 10th International Conference on Barkhausen Noise and Micromagnetic Testing. Vol. 1581. Melville, NY. 2014 doi: 10.1063/1.486480

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