US 12,265,037 B2
Cylindrical shell detection method and cylindrical shell detection device
Jyh-Chern Chen, New Taipei (TW); Yi-Ping Lin, Tainan (TW); Yung-Chou Hsu, New Taipei (TW); and Shen-Fu Hsu, Hsinchu County (TW)
Assigned to Advanced ACEBIOTEK CO., LTD., Hsinchu County (TW)
Filed by Advanced ACEBIOTEK CO., LTD., Hsinchu County (TW)
Filed on Nov. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/986,880.
Claims priority of application No. 111130751 (TW), filed on Aug. 16, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0060909 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. G01N 21/94 (2006.01); G01N 21/84 (2006.01); G01N 21/88 (2006.01); G01N 21/952 (2006.01); G01N 21/954 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 21/94 (2013.01) [G01N 21/8422 (2013.01); G01N 21/8806 (2013.01); G01N 21/952 (2013.01); G01N 21/954 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8427 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8438 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8841 (2013.01); G01N 2021/9544 (2013.01); G01N 2021/9546 (2013.01); G01N 2021/9548 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A cylindrical shell detection method, comprising:
generating a first terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave, and emitting the first transmitting electromagnetic wave to an inner side surface of a cylindrical shell, wherein the inner side surface comprises a plurality of inner interface layers;
generating a second terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave, and emitting the second terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave to an outer side surface of the cylindrical shell, wherein the outer side surface comprises a plurality of outer interface layers;
detecting a plurality of first terahertz reflected electromagnetic waves reflected by the first transmitting electromagnetic wave emitted to the plurality of inner interface layers of the inner side surface;
detecting a plurality of second terahertz reflected electromagnetic waves reflected by the second terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave emitted to the plurality of outer interface layers of the outer side surface;
measuring a plurality of first characteristic signals according to the first transmitting electromagnetic wave and the plurality of first terahertz reflected electromagnetic waves;
measuring a plurality of second characteristic signals according to the second terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave and the plurality of second terahertz reflected electromagnetic waves; and
analyzing the plurality of first characteristic signals and the plurality of second characteristic signals to determine a plurality of first characteristics of the plurality of inner interface layers and a plurality of second characteristics of the plurality of outer interface layers;
wherein the cylindrical shell comprises a middle interface layer, and the middle interface layer is between the plurality of inner interface layers and the plurality of outer interface layers.
 
7. A cylindrical shell detection device, comprising:
a first terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave generator, configured to generate a first transmitting electromagnetic wave and emit the first transmitting electromagnetic wave to an inner side surface of a cylindrical shell, wherein the inner side surface comprises a plurality of inner interface layers;
a second terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave generator, configured to generate a second terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave and emit the second terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave to an outer side surface of the cylindrical shell, wherein the outer side surface comprises a plurality of outer interface layers;
a first terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave receiver, configured to detect a plurality of first terahertz reflected electromagnetic waves reflected by the first transmitting electromagnetic wave emitted to the plurality of inner interface layers of the inner side surface;
a second terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave receiver, configured to detect a plurality of second terahertz reflected electromagnetic waves reflected by the second terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave emitted to the plurality of outer interface layers of the outer side surface;
a detection device, coupled to the first terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave generator, the second terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave generator, the first terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave receiver and the second terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave receiver, configured to measure the plurality of first characteristic signals and the plurality of second characteristic signals, to determine a plurality of first characteristics of the plurality of inner interface layers and a plurality of second characteristics of the plurality of outer interface layers according to the first transmitting electromagnetic wave, the plurality of first terahertz reflected electromagnetic waves, the second terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave and the plurality of second terahertz reflected electromagnetic waves;
a cylindrical shell bracket, coupled to the cylindrical shell, configured to guide the cylindrical shell to rotate around an inner axial direction;
an inner sensing bracket, coupled to the first terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave generator and the first terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave receiver, configured to guide the first terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave generator and the first terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave receiver to move along the inner axial direction; and
an outer sensing bracket, coupled to the second terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave generator and the second terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave receiver, configured to guide the second terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave generator and the second terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave receiver moves along a outer axial direction.
 
14. A cylindrical shell detection device, comprising:
a first terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave generator, configured to generate a first transmitting electromagnetic wave and emit the first transmitting electromagnetic wave to an inner side surface of a cylindrical shell, wherein the inner side surface comprises a plurality of inner interface layers;
a first terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave receiver, configured to detect a plurality of first terahertz penetrating electromagnetic waves penetrated by the first transmitting electromagnetic wave emitted to the plurality of inner interface layers of the inner side surface and penetrating through the cylindrical shell and an outer side surface of the cylindrical shell, wherein the outer side surface comprises a plurality of outer interface layers; and
a detection device, coupled to the first terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave generator and the first terahertz transmitting electromagnetic wave receiver, configured to measure the plurality of first characteristic signals to determine a plurality of first characteristics of the plurality of inner interface layers and a plurality of second characteristics of the plurality of outer interface layers according to the first transmitting electromagnetic wave and the plurality of first terahertz penetrating electromagnetic waves.