WO2003095941A3 - System and method for controlling tube thickness with ultrasound - Google Patents

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WO2003095941A3
WO2003095941A3 PCT/US2003/013129 US0313129W WO03095941A3 WO 2003095941 A3 WO2003095941 A3 WO 2003095941A3 US 0313129 W US0313129 W US 0313129W WO 03095941 A3 WO03095941 A3 WO 03095941A3
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Abstract

The invention is directed to a system and method for implementing process control for tubing thickness using sonic NDE techniques. The system may, for example, generate ultrasound waves in a test object (158) during the manufacturing process. A detector such as an interferometer (162, 174) may be used to detect the ultrasound waves. An interpreter or analyzer may determine the tubing or sheet thickness from the waves. Then, a control system (164) may determine and implement an appropriate control action on the process (166).
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