A system for inspecting railroad rail (10) using phased array ultrasonic technology measures the time of flight of ultrasonic signals (80-85) at locations across the rail head to determine the wear profile of the rail (10). The rail wear profile is then used to adjust the focal laws of the phased array ultrasonic probes (30-36) to dynamically compensate for changes in the rail profile as the inspection vehicle (12) moves along the rails (10).


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    Titel :

    System for inspecting rail with phased array ultrasonics


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    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2017-10-26


    Medientyp :

    Patent


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Klassifikation :

    IPC:    G01N Untersuchen oder Analysieren von Stoffen durch Bestimmen ihrer chemischen oder physikalischen Eigenschaften , INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES / B61D Einzelheiten oder Arten des Wagenaufbaus von Eisenbahnfahrzeugen , BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES



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