An automated ultrasonic system for inspection of aircraft turbine engine components

Insight: Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 157-162

  Stubbs, D ^a   Cook, R ^a   Erdahl, D ^a   Fiscus, I ^a   Gasper, D ^a   Hoeffel, J ^a   Hoppe, W ^a   Kramb, V ^a   Kulhman, S ^a   Martin, R ^a   Olding, R ^a   Petricola, D ^a   Powar, N ^a   Sebastian, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT ENGINES; AUTOMATION; DEFECTS; DETECTORS; DISKS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); GAS TURBINES; INSPECTION; MANIPULATORS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; ROBOT APPLICATIONS; ROBOTIC ARMS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS; AUTOMATED ULTRASONIC SYSTEM; ENGINE DISK; ROBOTIC MANIPULATION; ULTRASONIC INSPECTION SYSTEM;

ULTRASONIC TESTING;

EID: 20144369603     PISSN: 13542575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1784/insi.47.3.157.61317     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. The robot controller integrated into the UDRI Automated Ultrasonic Inspection System is called the MotionCube™ and is manufactured by American Robot Corporation, 303 Robinson Road, Imperial, PA 15126.
2. Information on the trigger touch probes used in the UDRI Automated Ultrasonic Inspection System can be found at: http://www.renishaw.com/ UserFiles/acrobat/UKEnglish/GEN-NEW-0126.pdf
3. V A Kramb, B Frock, and D A Stubbs, 'Defect Detection and Classification in Aerospace Materials Using Phased Array Ultrasonics', published in the Proceedings of the 16th World Conference on NDT, http://www.ndt.net/ article/wcndt2004/pdf/array_transducers/588_kramb.pdf
4. V Kramb, R Olding, J Sebastian, W Hoppe, D Petricola, J Hoeffel, D Gasper, D Stubbs, 'Considerations for Using Phased Array Ultrasonics in a Fully Automated Inspection System', Review in Progress in QNDE, VOl 23, Plenum, New York, (2004).
5. V Kramb, G Raffio, and D A Stubbs, 'Use of Phased Array Ultrasonics in Aerospace Engine Components: Transition from Conventional Transducers', http://www.ndt.net/article/wcndt2004/pdf/array_transducers/527_kramb.pdf
6. Stubbs, D A, 'Probability of Detection for Embedded Defects: Needs for Ultrasonic Inspection of Aerospace Turbine Engine Components', submitted for publication in Review of Progress in QNDE Vol 24, eds D O Thompson, D E Chimenti, Plenum, New York, (2005).
7. The spherical embedded defect specimens also have been developed under this program. The data shown in Figure 7 were obtained from Dr Jon Bartos, a TESI program consultant working with Dr Mike Gigliotti and Dr Bob Gilmore of the GE Global Research Center.
8. J Bartos, Proceedings of the First Workshop on Phased Array Ultrasonics, University of Dayton, Dayton OH, March 2004.