CPC G01N 29/0654 (2013.01) [G01D 5/14 (2013.01); G01N 29/265 (2013.01); G01N 29/28 (2013.01); G01N 2291/02854 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0289 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2698 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A system for non-destructive testing of a material, comprising:
at least one transducer housing assembly including an interior fluid-filled chamber;
at least one translation stage including at least one extension arm attached to the at least one transducer housing assembly;
a support apparatus, wherein the support apparatus is operable to rotate the at least one translation stage around at least one test object;
wherein the at least one extension arm is operable to automatically move vertically along the translation stage without contacting a surface of the at least one test object;
wherein the interior fluid-filled chamber includes an ultrasonic transducer operable to emit ultrasonic waves into and receive ultrasonic waves from the at least one test object;
wherein the at least one extension arm is operable to move the transducer in the interior fluid-filled chamber relative to the at least one transducer housing assembly;
wherein the system is operable to scan at least a portion of a side wall of the at least one test object without mechanically contacting the side wall of the at least one test object; and
wherein the system does not include ferromagnetic components, and wherein the system does not include a magnetic encoder.
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