4955 results about "Ultrasonic detection" patented technology

A medical device having enhanced ultrasonic visibility is provided. The device permits localized drug delivery, probe positioning, fluid drainage, biopsy, or ultrasound pulse delivery, through the real-time ultrasound monitoring of the needle tip position within a patient. The device permits controlled dispersion of a drug into solid tissue, the lodging of particles into solid tissue, and drug delivery into specific blood vessels. As a needle is inserted, a fluid that contrasts echogenically with the organ environment is injected into the patient. The fluid travels a brief distance before being slowed and stopped by the patient's tissue and this fluid flow will be detectable by ultrasound. The needle position during insertion will be monitored using ultrasound until it is at the desired point of action. A therapeutic drug is then delivered or a probe inserted

A biometric scanner is described and claimed. The scanner has a platen, an ultrasonic plane wave generator, an ultrasonic detector, and a delay layer residing between the generator and the detector.

The invention relates to a local discharge electroacoustic united detection positioning system and a positioning method thereof in the technical field of electric power systems. The local discharge electroacoustic united detection positioning system comprises a plurality of sensing and amplifying modules, a front end detection module and an industrial control module, wherein the sensing and amplifying modules are arranged on a GIS casing cavity body to be tested and are connected with the front end detection module for outputting amplifying signals, the front end detection module carries out synchronous signal collection on a plurality of paths of input amplifying signals and outputs the amplifying signals to the industrial control module, and the industrial control module outputs a control command to the front end detection module. The invention concentrates the advantages of an ultrahigh frequency detection method and an ultrasonic detection method, discovers the defects of insulation matching and the like possibly existing in the installation process of the GIS in time, enhances the acceptance check accuracy and ensures the safe and reliable power supply of an electric power system.

A method and system is provided for enhanced ultrasonic detection and imaging of small defects inside or at the surface of an object. The Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique (SAFT) has been used to improve the detectability and to enhance images in conventional ultrasonics and this method has recently been adapted to laser-ultrasonics. In the present invention, an improved version of the frequency-domain SAFT (F-SAFT) based on the angular spectrum approach is described. The method proposed includes temporal deconvolution of the waveform data to enhance both axial and lateral resolutions, control of the aperture and of the frequency bandwidth to improve signal-to-noise ratio, as well as spatial interpolation of the subsurface images. All the above operations are well adapted to the frequency domain calculations and embedded in the F-SAFT data processing. The aperture control and the spatial interpolation allow also a reduction of sampling requirements to further decrease both inspection and processing times. This method is of particular interest when ultrasound is generated by a laser and detected by either a contact ultrasonic transducer or a laser interferometer.

The invention discloses a miniature robot capable of walking and cleaning on vertical surfaces such as a glass curtain wall and a ceramic outer wall. The robot walks through a track provided with a sucker, the track sucker is connected with a vacuum pump, and local vacuum is formed by air extraction so as to generate negative pressure; the sucker is of a specially designed structure with an air valve to exhaust through lever action; a steering sucker is arranged in the middle of a robot chassis, a motor controls a ball screw to operate so that a robot vehicle body rotates around the axis of the steering sucker so as to steer; an ultrasonic detection and feedback device is arranged at the front end of the robot vehicle body to guarantee the robot to measure and avoid barriers in real time during the walking process; and a fog-shaped spraying device, a drum brushing and washing device and a scraping plate washing device are installed on the robot vehicle body to clean the wall surface during the walking process of the robot. By means of the multi-technology multi-science combination, namely combination of a robot system function, a mechanical structure, a movement mechanism, an electronic circuit, a sensing detection, a program control and the like of the robot, the robot can reliably walk and efficiently clean on vertical surfaces such as the glass curtain wall and the ceramic outer wall.

The invention concerns a method and a device for inspecting pipelines, in particular for detecting defects in pipelines by means of ultrasound. Towards this end, measuring sensors transmit ultrasound signals during passage through a pipeline. The signals reflected on boundary regions of a pipeline wall, e.g. surfaces or defects, are then measured and evaluated. The invention is characterized in that partial regions of the measuring sensors (virtual sensors) formed of a plurality of neighboring sensor elements irradiate ultrasound signals into the pipe wall at at least one radiation angle which is inclined with respect to the normal to the pipe wall and the signals reflected at boundary regions of the pipe wall are received by same and/or other partial regions of the respective measuring sensors, wherein defects in the pipe wall are determined by evaluation of the acoustical signals reflected by different boundary regions.

An external focused ultrasonic beam, non-destructive, open-air, inspection method of sheet metal spot and seam weldments using a probe in combination with motion measurement of the probe over the weldments during inspection without immersion of the material. Reflected ultrasonic waves are received and signals produced and processed or displayed as A-scan, B-scan and C-scan images that are easily recognized. An A-Scan is based on the time-of-flight difference between the outer surface, the weldment and inner and opposite surfaces of the component. B-scan and C-scan indicate the degree of weld fusion and provide data relative to fused thickness and defects sheet metal or welds. A special purpose scanner that enables ultrasonic examination welds. Scanner is pencil like ultrasonic probe with bearing face and position sensing device disposed adjacent a weld position. Scanner collects data for method to determine various characteristics of welded items.

The present technique provides a system and method for ultrasonically testing a tubular good along the entire axial length of the material using a single ultrasonic test assembly. The ultrasonic test assembly has an ultrasonic tubular inspection unit movable lengthwise along a tubular and an end-crossing extension mechanism adapted to facilitate end inspection of the tubular.

A system for tracking and locating surgical items and objects in an operating room environment that incorporates two-stage functionality. A first stage provides mechanisms for tracking objects using radio frequency (RF) tags that are positioned on or in conjunction with every surgical item and object so as to be tracked by a number of RF transceivers located about the operating room. In addition to integrating RF ID components, the tags integrate hard spherical components that are easily identifiable by ultrasonic detection. If an object is “lost” from the tracking system functionality (RF tracking), the system operator may review a last known location and movement path presented on a display and thereafter utilize an ultrasonic sub-system in a localized area to detect the exact location of the missing object or item. Narrowing the location of a “lost” object is facilitated by the use of one or more LED laser pointers that are directed through the last known path of the object and to its last known location.

The invention belongs to the technical field of pipeline surveying and mapping, and in particular relates to an MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical System) inertial measurement unit-based pipeline surveying and mapping and defect positioning device and a pipeline surveying and mapping and defect positioning method thereof. The MEMS inertial measurement unit-based pipeline surveying and mapping and defect positioning device comprises a measurement unit, a correction unit, a defect detection unit, a power supply unit and a data processing and memory unit. Compared with the conventional inventions and papers and the like, the MEMS inertial measurement unit is lower in cost, and has a wider pipe diameter application range of being 60 mm at minimum besides the autonomy. The MEMS inertial measurement unit is combined with an odometer, a flux-gate magnetometer and an ultrasonic detection device. The pipeline surveying and mapping problem without laying a fixed-point magnetic scale is solved, meanwhile, the information on a defect position is detected and marked, and convenience is provided for the maintenance and strengthening of pipeline defects. An odometer wheel is also connected with a power generation device, so that the problems caused by external power supply are solved.

The invention discloses a method and a device for detecting a microphone in a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal. The method comprises the steps of controlling an audio output device in the mobile terminal to play a preset side of ultrasonic detection signals; acquiring sound signals acquired by the microphone, and converting the sound signals into corresponding digital signals; and determining a datum threshold corresponding to the microphone, and detecting whether the microphone is abnormal or not according to the digital signals and the datum threshold. The method disclosed by the invention realizes simple detection for the microphone, error detection carried out on the microphone by a user because of being unprofessional is avoided, the user can carry out anomaly detection at any time without going to aftermarket, thereby facilitating use of the user, and improving the user experience.

The invention relates to a pipeline detection robot. The pipeline detection robot mainly comprises a laser detection mechanism (1), a traction mechanism (2), an electromagnetic ultrasonic detection mechanism (3) and an electronic cabin (4), all of which are connected through connecting hinge shafts; the traction mechanism (1) adopts a single-motor all-drive mode and is driven by a turbo-worm synchronous belt to supply a walking power to the robot; the laser detection mechanism (2) comprises a laser displacement sensor, a rotating arm, a counterweight, a support body and the like and is used for measuring surface corrosion and deformation of a pipeline; the electromagnetic ultrasonic detection mechanism (3) comprises a support assembly, a probe and a fixing plate and is used for measuring the wall thickness and the crack defect of the pipeline; the electronic cabin (4) is used for carrying auxiliary components, such as a stepping motor controller, a servo motor driver, a power supply and an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) control panel. The pipeline detection robot disclosed by the invention can be used for finding the defects, such as pipeline corrosion, cracks and deformation, carrying out in-service detection on an oil and gas pipeline in a working process, carrying out targeted repair, maintenance and replacement according to a detection result, reducing the maintenance cost and guaranteeing safe and stable operation of the oil and gas pipeline.

A titanium material production method for producing homogeneous fine grain titanium material in which the titanium material has a grain size in a range from about 5 μm to about 20 μm. The method comprises providing a titanium material blank; conducting a first heat treatment on the titanium material blank to heat the titanium material blank to a β-range; quenching the titanium material blank from the β-region to the α+β-region; forging the titanium material blank; and conducting a second heat treatment on the titanium material blank. The titanium material production method subjects the titanium material blank to superplasticity conditions during part of the titanium material production method.

The invention discloses a phased array ultrasonic detection data acquisition and processing unit, comprising a USB bus and a main control computer; the USB bus communication is connected with a data acquisition and processing card component, and a 64 array element ultrasound phased array transducer in sequence; the data acquisition and processing card component comprises 16 completely same data acquisition and processing cards; the data acquisition and processing card comprises a four-way ultrasonic emission/reception and signal pretreatment circuit, an A/D conversion module, an FPGA module and a DSP microprocessor module, a reset circuit, and a power supply module, which are connected in a coordinating way; the data acquisition and processing card component has 64 input channels and 16 output channels, wherein every four input channels and one output channel have a data acquisition and processing card correspondingly; by controlling the time delaying of pulse excitating or receiving of each array element in a transducer array, and changing the phase relationship of sound wave emitted or received by each array element when reaching or coming from a cetain point in an object, the flexible deflection and focusing of the acoustic beam are achieved, and the transverse movement of the acoustic beam position can also be realized by selecting the needed array element group.

Disclosed is a process for controlling selective application of heat into a material, preferably into a biological material, having an ultrasonic-wave generating unit which couples the ultrasonic waves into the material, an ultrasonic-wave-detecting unit which detects the ultrasonic waves emerging from the material and an evaluation unit which generates information-providing parameters on the basis of the detected ultrasonic waves which provide information about the thermal and structural changes inside the material.

Nano-electromechanical device having an electrically conductive nano-cantilever wherein the nano-cantilever has a free end that is movable relative to an electrically conductive substrate such as an electrode of a circuit. The circuit includes a power source connected to the electrode and to the nano-cantilever for providing a pull-in or pull-out voltage therebetween to effect bending movement of the nano-cantilever relative to the electrode. Feedback control is provided for varying the voltage between the electrode and the nano-cantilever in response to the position of the cantilever relative to the electrode. The device provides two stable positions of the nano-cantilever and a hysteresis loop in the current-voltage space between the pull-in voltage and the pull-out voltage. A first stable position of the nano-cantilever is provided at sub-nanometer gap between the free end of the nano-cantilever and the electrode with a pull-in voltage applied and with a stable tunneling electrical current present in the circuit. A second stable position of the nano-cantilever is provided with a pull-out voltage between the cantilever and the electrode with little or no tunneling electrical current present in the circuit. The nano-electromechanical device can be used in a scanning probe microscope, ultrasonic wave detection sensor, NEMS switch, random access memory element, gap sensor, logic device, and a bio-sensor when the nano-cantilever is functionalized with biomolecules that interact with species present in the ambient environment be them in air or aqueous solutions. In the latest case, the NEMS needs to be integrated with a microfluidic system.

An ultrasonic measuring unit and a method for detecting ultrasonic signal run-times, in which the ultrasonic measuring unit has two ultrasonic transducers for coupling ultrasonic signals into a flowing medium. Analysis electronics are provided to be accommodated on or in a flow tube, in which a gaseous medium such as circulating air flows. A probe unit is accommodated in the flow tube, the probe unit being assigned a temperature probe having a flow around it, whose measured value is used for correcting a temperature signal detected by ultrasound.