US 12,352,728 B2
Determination of geometric dimensions
Tobias Bruch, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Appl. No. 17/754,749
Filed by Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US)
PCT Filed Oct. 6, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/054409
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 11, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/076358, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 22, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/915,199, filed on Oct. 15, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0094169 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. G01N 29/44 (2006.01); G01N 29/07 (2006.01); G01N 29/11 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 29/4427 (2013.01) [G01N 29/07 (2013.01); G01N 29/11 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ultrasonic inspection device comprising:
one or more ultrasonic transducers configured to generate ultrasonic data associated with an inspection of an object; and
a computing device coupled to the one or more ultrasonic transducers, the computing device including a data processor and a memory storing computer-readable instructions, the data processor configured to execute the computer-readable instructions, which when executed, cause the data processor to perform operations including
receiving the generated ultrasonic data, the ultrasonic data including at least one indication of a defect of the object,
determining a boundary of the defect,
fitting, using one or more iterative optimization algorithms, a geometric template figure within the boundary,
determining, automatically, at least one maximum geometric dimension of the geometric template figure, wherein the at least one maximum geometric dimension of the geometric template figure corresponds to at least one minimum geometric dimension of the defect, and
providing, on a graphical user interface of a display, a result of the inspection of the object, wherein the result of the inspection comprises the at least one maximum geometric dimension.