Modeling and Measuring All the Elements of an Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation System II: Model-Based Measurements

In Part I: Modeling Foundations [1], a comprehensive model of an ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation (NDE) flaw measurement system was developed. Here, it will be shown that this comprehensive model can be used to completely characterize commercial measurement systems where all the elements of the system can be either modeled explicitly or measured, using purely electrical measurements. When combined, these models and measurements are shown to be able to predict accurately the measured signals in an ultrasonic test.     

Modeling and Measuring All the Elements of an Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation System II: Model-Based Measurements

Abstract

In Part I: Modeling Foundations [1], a comprehensive model of an ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation (NDE) flaw measurement system was developed. Here, it will be shown that this comprehensive model can be used to completely characterize commercial measurement systems where all the elements of the system can be either modeled explicitly or measured, using purely electrical measurements. When combined, these models and measurements are shown to be able to predict accurately the measured signals in an ultrasonic test.     

Modeling and Measuring All the Elements of an Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation System I: Modeling Foundations

A comprehensive model of an ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation (NDE) flaw measurement system is developed that combines models for the electrical components (pulser/receiver, cabling), electromechanical components [transducer(s)], and the acoustic/elastic processes present in the materials being inspected, including the scattering of ultrasonic waves from a flaw. This model is called the electroacoustic measurement (EAM) model . Here, in Part I, the underlying modeling foundations of the EAM model are described in detail and the use of the EAM model is demonstrated in a transducer design study. This EAM model provides a new, powerful tool for analyzing virtually any element in the measurement process. In Part II it will be shown that this power can be extended to characterizing typical commercial measurement systems through the use of models and purely electrical measurements of the system components.     

Modeling and Measuring All the Elements of an Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation System I: Modeling Foundations

A comprehensive model of an ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation (NDE) flaw measurement system is developed that combines models for the electrical components (pulser/receiver, cabling), electromechanical components [transducer(s)], and the acoustic/elastic processes present in the materials being inspected, including the scattering of ultrasonic waves from a flaw. This model is called the electroacoustic measurement (EAM) model . Here, in Part I, the underlying modeling foundations of the EAM model are described in detail and the use of the EAM model is demonstrated in a transducer design study. This EAM model provides a new, powerful tool for analyzing virtually any element in the measurement process. In Part II it will be shown that this power can be extended to characterizing typical commercial measurement systems through the use of models and purely electrical measurements of the system components.     

Modeling and Measuring All the Elements of an Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation System I: Modeling Foundations

Abstract

A comprehensive model of an ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation (NDE) flaw measurement system is developed that combines models for the electrical components (pulser/receiver, cabling), electromechanical components [transducer(s)], and the acoustic/elastic processes present in the materials being inspected, including the scattering of ultrasonic waves from a flaw. This model is called the electroacoustic measurement (EAM) model. Here, in Part I, the underlying modeling foundations of the EAM model are described in detail and the use of the EAM model is demonstrated in a transducer design study. This EAM model provides a new, powerful tool for analyzing virtually any element in the measurement process. In Part II it will be shown that this power can be extended to characterizing typical commercial measurement systems through the use of models and purely electrical measurements of the system components.     

Integrating-sphere system and method for absolute measurement of transmittance, reflectance, and absorptance of specular samples

An integrating-sphere system has been designed and constructed for multiple optical properties measurement in the IR spectral range. In particular, for specular samples, the absolute transmittance and reflectance can be measured directly with high accuracy and the absorptance can be obtained from these by simple calculation. These properties are measured with a Fourier transform spectrophotometer for several samples of both opaque and transmitting materials. The expanded uncertainties of the measurements are shown to be less than 0.003 (absolute) over most of the detector-limited working spectral range of 2 to 18 microm. The sphere is manipulated by means of two rotation stages that enable the ports on the sphere to be rearranged in any orientation relative to the input beam. Although the sphere system is used for infrared spectral measurements, the measurement method, design principles, and features are generally applicable to other wavelengths as well.     

Measurements and self-consistent calculations of the magnetic fields near a perpendicular medium

Several models used to describe magnetic fields from perpendicular media and heads have been evaluated with the high-resolution field measurement system. Perpendicular fringing fields near statically written magnetization patterns were computed using an iterative self-consistent technique utilizing a hyperbolic-tangent and a Stoner-Wohlfarth hysteresis model. The fields predicted by both theories were compared with those measured from magnetization patterns statically written in two different Co-Cr media with a ring head and a single-pole head where the media had either been presaturated or demagnetized. The field distributions predicted by both theories were in generally good agreement with the measurements; the theoretical amplitudes were within 20 percent for the hyperbolic-tangent model, but significantly larger amplitude errors were found for the Stoner-Wohlfarth model. Write fields were measured from a ring head and a single-pole head, and a theory for each of the heads was shown to be in excellent agreement with the measurements.     

Optimal quantum trajectories for discrete measurements

Abstract

Using the method of quantum trajectories we show that a known pure state can be optimally monitored through time when subject to a sequence of discrete measurements. By modifying the way that we extract information from the measurement apparatus we can minimize the average algorithmic information of the measurement record, without changing the unconditional evolution of the measured system. We define an optimal measurement scheme as one which has the lowest average algorithmic information allowed. We also show how it is possible to extract information about system operator averages from the measurement records and their probabilities. The optimal measurement scheme, in the limit of weak coupling, determines the statistics of the variance of the measured variable directly. We discuss the relevance of such measurements for recent experiments in quantum optics.     

DC Experiments in Quantitative Scanning Thermal Microscopy

This paper presents experimental results of quantitative DC measurements carried out by the use of a scanning thermal microscope equipped with nanofabricated thermal probes, and their numerical simulations done by finite element analysis. In the proposed method, the probe resistance variations are measured for the sample-to-air transition. It is shown that taking the signal measured in air as a reference makes the measurement less sensitive to instabilities of ambient conditions. This paper also presents a simple theoretical model describing the phenomena associated with heat transfer in the probe–sample system. Both experimental and numerical results confirm the theoretical findings. The registered signal can be related to the thermal conductivity of different materials, which makes the method useful for determining the local thermal conductivity.     

Integrated three-dimensional shape and reflection properties measurement system

Creating accurate three-dimensional (3D) digitalized models of cultural heritage objects requires that information about surface geometry be integrated with measurements of other material properties like color and reflectance. Up until now, these measurements have been performed in laboratories using manually integrated (subjective) data analyses. We describe an out-of-laboratory bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) and 3D shape measurement system that implements shape and BRDF measurement in a single setup with BRDF uncertainty evaluation. The setup aligns spatial data with the angular reflectance distribution, yielding a better estimation of the surface's reflective properties by integrating these two modality measurements into one setup using a single detector. This approach provides a better picture of an object's intrinsic material features, which in turn produces a higher-quality digitalized model reconstruction. Furthermore, this system simplifies the data processing by combining structured light projection and photometric stereo. The results of our method of data analysis describe the diffusive and specular attributes corresponding to every measured geometric point and can be used to render intricate 3D models in an arbitrarily illuminated scene.     

Ultrasonic Transducer Sensitivity and Model-Based Transducer Characterization

It is shown that the role that an ultrasonic piezoelectric transducer plays in both generating and receiving ultrasound in an ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation (NDE) measurement system can be completely described in terms of the transducer's electrical impedance and open-circuit, blocked force receiving sensitivity. Furthermore, it is shown that both of these quantities can be obtained experimentally via a model-based approach and purely electrical measurements. The measurement of sensitivity uses a method originally developed for lower-frequency acoustic transducers. However, it is shown that at the higher frequencies found in ultrasonic NDE applications electrical cabling effects play an important role and must be compensated for in determining the transducer sensitivity. Examples of experimental measurement results using these new approaches are given.     

Ultrasonic Transducer Sensitivity and Model-Based Transducer Characterization

It is shown that the role that an ultrasonic piezoelectric transducer plays in both generating and receiving ultrasound in an ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation (NDE) measurement system can be completely described in terms of the transducer's electrical impedance and open-circuit, blocked force receiving sensitivity. Furthermore, it is shown that both of these quantities can be obtained experimentally via a model-based approach and purely electrical measurements. The measurement of sensitivity uses a method originally developed for lower-frequency acoustic transducers. However, it is shown that at the higher frequencies found in ultrasonic NDE applications electrical cabling effects play an important role and must be compensated for in determining the transducer sensitivity. Examples of experimental measurement results using these new approaches are given.     

Digital display transistorized bridge

Summary The testing of the model has shown that the instrument operates reliably and provides resistance measurements in the range of 0–100 ohm with an error of 0.2 ohm.It should be noted that, with a small internal resistance of the bridge supply source, the reactance of the measured resistances has no effect on the measurement results, since during balancing the current in the bridge arm containing R₁ is not changed.The above investigation can be used for designing and mass production of miniature automatic transistorized digital-display ohmmeters.     

Automated Digital Measurements of CV Curves and Derivatives, and of Capacitance Transients for Semiconductor Evaluation

A system of instruments is presented for automated digital measurements of voltage and/or time dependent capacitances. The system has been designed for the evaluation of semiconductor materials and devices. It is based on a fast capacitance-inverse-to-frequency converter (FCFC), where a direct conversion is obtained with high accuracy, and where the device to be tested can be subject to dc, modulated, and pulsed voltage bias. The output frequency (of the order of 1 MHz) accurately foliows capacitance variations, even if occurring in short times (less than 100 Ms). Biasing circuits, a multichannel scaler, and logic interface circuits complete the system. Stationary and nonstationary CV curves and time variations of capacitances can be accuratety measured. The precision can be improved by averagng over many repetitions of the measurement. Derivatives (first and higher orders) of CV curves can also be directly and accurately measured by using a technique based on voltage modulation and synchronous reversible counting. This feature also makes it possible to obtain accurate measurements of doping profiles in semiconductors. Representative experimental results obtained with the system are shown.     

基于证据理论的产品包装方案综合成本测度

目的研究不确定信息背景下产品包装方案的综合成本测度,实现产品包装方案的优选。方法对产品包装方案综合成本测度指标体系进行层次化建模;采用隶属度的方法对测度指标的初始评分值进行规范化处理,引入权重来实现对各测度指标重要程度的区分;将备选包装方案视为辨识框架中的焦元,计算各测度指标下所有焦元的加权基本概率分配值,并进行两阶的Dempster合成,最后基于信任区间进行备选包装方案综合成本的测度。结果通过某小型电气控制柜包装方案综合成本测度的案例应用,识别出最优的包装方案,验证了所提出方法的有效性和可行性。结论所提出方法能够为专家评分含有不确定信息时的产品包装方案综合成本测度提供了一种解决思路。     

Ultrasonic Transducer Sensitivity and Model-Based Transducer Characterization

Abstract

It is shown that the role that an ultrasonic piezoelectric transducer plays in both generating and receiving ultrasound in an ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation (NDE) measurement system can be completely described in terms of the transducer's electrical impedance and open-circuit, blocked force receiving sensitivity. Furthermore, it is shown that both of these quantities can be obtained experimentally via a model-based approach and purely electrical measurements. The measurement of sensitivity uses a method originally developed for lower-frequency acoustic transducers. However, it is shown that at the higher frequencies found in ultrasonic NDE applications electrical cabling effects play an important role and must be compensated for in determining the transducer sensitivity. Examples of experimental measurement results using these new approaches are given.     

Radial flow permeability measurement. Part B: Application

This paper deals with permeability measurement in the context of Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM). A new approach to two-dimensional radial flow permeability measurement with constant inlet pressure is proposed in part A of this paper. In this second part experimental studies are performed to validate the new approach. The new approach is shown to accurately predict the orientation of the tensor axes. It was demonstrated how the convergence chart can be used to check whether the experimental results follow the underlying assumptions of the model. Examples are given of acceptable and unacceptable measurements. Experimental design is introduced to investigate the variation of measured permeability between individual experimental runs. It was concluded that most of the observed variation was the result of flow front measurement sensors used in the experiment. Finally the new approach is compared with current methods. Differences are discussed. It is shown that the new approach extends the capabilities of current methods.     

Power system energy analysis incorporating comprehensive load characteristics

The energy function method developed so far assumes that the active load is constant. However, most of the actual load is voltage dependent, which hinders the application of the energy analysis method to the actual power system. On the other hand, the fast development of measurement techniques, especially the wide area measurement systems (WAMS) applied widely in worldwide power system nowadays, presses for the on-line transient stability analysis tools based on the system measurements. The voltage-dependent load into the energy analysis of power system transient stability is discussed. The effect of the comprehensive load characteristics on the system energy is discussed and a WAMS-based energy indicator on the system stability status is proposed. The indicator is easy to be calculated and thus real-time in the operation centre is monitored. The proposed method does not rely on any specific load model, and various load characteristics on different buses can be considered. Simulations on two test systems verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

An Allan variance real-time processing system for frequencystability measurements of semiconductor lasers

A real-time frequency stability measurement system for semiconductor lasers was developed. Since the frequency of the input signal is measured successively without clearing the counter, measurements of the Allan variance made with this system are more accurate than those made with conventional instruments. The Allan variance can be measured for integration times τ from 1 μs to 10000 s, and the number N of measured frequencies averaged over the integration time τ can be arbitrarily selected up to N=707 for each integration time. The highest measurable frequency was 90 MHz. It was demonstrated experimentally that this system can be used for measurements of the frequency stability of semiconductor lasers