EP1782022A1 - Non-destructive control box with integrated usb port - Google Patents
Non-destructive control box with integrated usb portInfo
- Publication number
- EP1782022A1 EP1782022A1 EP05857327A EP05857327A EP1782022A1 EP 1782022 A1 EP1782022 A1 EP 1782022A1 EP 05857327 A EP05857327 A EP 05857327A EP 05857327 A EP05857327 A EP 05857327A EP 1782022 A1 EP1782022 A1 EP 1782022A1
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- Prior art keywords
- control box
- usb port
- data processing
- processing device
- external data
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01D—MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G01D3/00—Indicating or recording apparatus with provision for the special purposes referred to in the subgroups
- G01D3/02—Indicating or recording apparatus with provision for the special purposes referred to in the subgroups with provision for altering or correcting the law of variation
- G01D3/022—Indicating or recording apparatus with provision for the special purposes referred to in the subgroups with provision for altering or correcting the law of variation having an ideal characteristic, map or correction data stored in a digital memory
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01D—MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Definitions
- the invention lies in the field of non-destructive testing, and more specifically relates to a non-destructive testing device that can be used in several different applications, particularly in the aeronautical field, medical, for example for the measurement of thickness of skin, bone ...
- Such devices are generally connected to a measurement module comprising one or more sensors to perform non-destructive measurements in the context of a given specific application.
- these devices comprise an electronic card composed of three parts, a transmitting or generating signal part, a receiving part and a signal processing part. They are also equipped with a cable to be connected to a power source and a display screen. Functionally, these devices are mostly fixed in a given configuration without possibility of evolution. As a result, they are completely closed so that it is impossible for a user to change their configuration to suit other applications.
- a first object of the invention is to allow control and feeding of these devices by a single path.
- a second object of the invention is to make these devices "open", that is to say reconfigurable according to the applications without necessarily using the manufacturer.
- a third object of the invention is to miniaturize the device to make it more compact.
- a non-destructive testing device comprising a control box connected to at least one measuring sensor.
- the device according to the invention furthermore comprises a communication port that simultaneously enables the control box to be controlled by an external data processing device, the power supply for said box and the transfer. measurement data from said measurement module to the external data processing device.
- control box comprises an electronic ultrasonic test module.
- control box comprises an electronic eddy current test module.
- said electronic test modules are configurable by the external processing device via the communication port.
- said communication port is a USB port.
- the external data processing device is preferably a computer.
- USB connection thus makes it possible to use the device according to the invention as a lightweight and easily transportable computer peripheral capable of being connected to any computer. This makes it possible to soften the configuration and reduce manufacturing costs.
- the device according to the invention is thus a simplified system with respect to the devices of the prior art: it has no power supply, no screen, no complex connections, all being managed by the external processing device of data .
- the device of the invention comprises a control box 2 comprising, for example, an ultrasonic or eddy current test module 4 and connected by a bidirectional link 6, to a detection module 10. comprising one or more non-destructive control sensors.
- the link 6 is dedicated to the excitation of the sensor (s) of the detection module 10 and to the reception of the measurements coming from it (or of these) by the electronic test module 4.
- the device of FIG. 1 also comprises a USB port 12 for providing a USB link 14, with a USB port 18 of a computer 20, for example of the PC type.
- This USB link comprises a communication channel 14 providing power to the control box 2, the transfer of commands from the computer 20 to the housing 2 to control the configuration of the latter, and the transfer of the measurement data from from the sensor (s) to the computer.
- the device of the invention therefore has the particularity of being controlled and powered by the USB link.
- the sensors of the detection module 10 are chosen according to the field of application.
- the control of the box via the link 14 then consists in adapting the operating parameters (excitation frequency of the sensors, intensity of the excitation currents, etc.) of the electronic test module 4 (with ultrasound or with eddy currents) to the intended non-destructive inspection application.
- Such a device can for example be used with different materials to measure the thickness of a sheet metal plate ..., detect cracks, or detect corrosions ...
- the computer is an industrial tablet PC with software dedicated to the measurement of a metal thickness, the sensor being an ultrasonic sensor with a central frequency of 10 MHZ.
- the integration of a USB port to the control box allows a non-destructive control device whose weight varies between 200 g and 2 kg depending on the type of computer used, and a size of about 200 mm x 150 mm x 30 mm.
- the control box has a weight of about 130 g, for a size of about 120 mm x 60 x 30 mm.
- the sensor has a weight of about 10 g.
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- Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
- Geophysics And Detection Of Objects (AREA)
- Infusion, Injection, And Reservoir Apparatuses (AREA)
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- Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Magnetic Means (AREA)
Abstract
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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FR0451904A FR2874689B1 (en) | 2004-08-25 | 2004-08-25 | NON DESTRUCTIVE CONTROL BOX WITH INTEGRATED USB PORT |
PCT/FR2005/050684 WO2006095063A1 (en) | 2004-08-25 | 2005-08-24 | Non-destructive control box with integrated usb port |
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US (1) | US20090229361A1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1782022A1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2008510978A (en) |
CN (1) | CN101124458A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2578070A1 (en) |
FR (1) | FR2874689B1 (en) |
IL (1) | IL181403A0 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2006095063A1 (en) |
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