AUTOFOCUSED THREE-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASONIC IMAGING SYSTEM FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION (NDE) OF MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS

CSIC has developed a system for ultrasound non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of materials and components, capable of obtaining, in real time, three-dimensional auto-focused images even in the presence of interfaces between different media of complex geometry.
It allows to significantly improve the quality, flexibility and productivity of current automatic immersion ultrasonic inspection systems. The use of matrix arrays together with robust autofocus algorithms and ultra-fast image composition represent a new paradigm in automatic ultrasonic inspection systems.

Industrial partners are being sought to collaborate through a patent licence agreement.