DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

New Performance Evaluation Method of Focused Ultrasonic Transducers By Using Virtual 3D Graphic

가상 3D 그래픽을 이용한 집속형 초음파 탐촉자 성능평가 방법

  • 이순흠 (순천향대학교 정보통신공학과) ;
  • 최관순 (순천향대학교 정보통신공학과) ;
  • 김동식 (순천향대학교 정보통신공학과)
  • Published : 2007.10.31

Abstract

The performance of ultrasonic testing systems for industrial or medical purpose largely depends on the performance of ultrasonic transducers. Generally, the information about an ultrasonic transducer performance characteristics are expressed by the ultrasonic R/F signal back from a reflector and its frequency characteristics in the data sheet provided by manufacturers. In case of focused ultrasonic transducers, the two pieces of information can, however, hardly assure that the focused ultrasonic transducer would produce well-focused C-scan images. Therefore, we propose the measured size of focal spot and the reconstructed shape of effective focal zone in the focused sound field as novel measures for the performance evaluation of the focused ultrasonic transducers. The process of getting the both measures of the transducers is conducted by the implemented software including sound field scanning and virtual 3D reconstruction functions which requires the echo of a point reflector. The proposed method could, otherwise impossible in the existing method, effectively and simply distinguish superior ones among many transducers made in the same specification and be also used to detect the performance degradation due to the aging of the transducers. Eventually, the quality of performance of the ultrasonic testing systems for industrial or medical purpose is secured.

초음파 의료 영상기기나 산업용 초음파 검사 시스템의 성능은 초음파 탐촉자의 성능에 의해 크게 좌우된다. 탐촉자의 성능 특성 정보는 보통 제작자가 제공하는 반사원의 초음파 R/F 신호와 주파수 특성에 의해 기술된다. 그러나 집속형 초음파 탐촉자의 경우, 두 자료로는 선명한 C-Scan 이미지를 얻을 수 있다는 것을 보증할 수는 없다. 그래서 집속형 초음파 탐촉자의 성능 평가를 위한 새로운 척도로 상대 초점크기 및 상대 유효초점영역의 모양을 제안한다. 상대 초점의 크기와 상대 유효초점영역의 모양은 쇠구슬로부터 획득된 초음파 R/F 신호를 가상 3차원 영상 복원 프로그램으로 처리하여 얻는다. 제시된 방법은 기존 자료로는 알 수 없었던 탐촉자 성능을 정확히 평가할 수 있었으며, 방법도 간단하여 실제 탐촉자 제작시 불/양품을 쉽게 가려 낼 수 있으며, 탐촉자 경년열화에 따른 성능 저하도 검출할 수 있는 장점을 갖는다. 결과적으로 초음파 영상기기나 산업용 초음파 검사 시스템의 성능을 담보할 수 있다.

Keywords

References

  1. Tavel. M. E., Brown. K. D., and Shander. D. 'Enhanced Auscultation with a New Graphic Display System', ARCH Intern. Med., Vol. 154. pp. 893-898, 1994 https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.154.8.893
  2. Fish. P., Physics and Instrumentation of Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound, John Willey & Sons.
  3. Albert S Birks et al, Nodestructive Testing Handbook, American Society for Nondestructive Testing, 1991
  4. Jjosef Krautkramer, Herbert Krautkramer, Utrasonic Testing of Materials, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1983
  5. AASTM E-l065, American Society for Testing and Materials, Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 03, 1996
  6. Hall, K.G., Observing ultrasonic wave propagation by stroboscopic visualization methods, Utrasonics, Butterworth Press, July, 1982
  7. Ducan, K., Computer Simulation of Utrasonic Testing, Proceedings of Ultrasonics International 85, London, Uk, 1985
  8. J.L. Rose, G.H. Thomas.: Microprocessor Utilization in Ultrasonic Nondestructive Inspection System. Material Evaluation, Jan., pp. 66-76, 1980
  9. G.P. Singh.: Fundamentals of Data Acquisition for Nondestructive Evaluation. Material Evaluation, Nov. (1990) 1341-1347
  10. Bjarne Stroustrup.: The C++ Programming Language 3rdedn.Addison - Wesley 1977
  11. Jiosef Krautkramer, Herbert Krautkramer.: Ultrasonic Testing of Materials. Springer-Verlag, New Nork, (1983)
  12. Lews F. Brown and Joel L. Mason.: Disposabale PVDF Ultrasonic Transducers for Nondestructive Testing Applications, IEEE Trans. on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Vol. 43, No.4, July (1996) 560-567 https://doi.org/10.1109/58.503716
  13. L. F. Brown, W. Sisson, and C.Guerin.: Custom PVDF transducers for pulse-echo testing of solid rocket motors for detection of propellant-to-boot-liner unbonds, in 1992 Review of Progress m QuantitaitiveNDE, New York:Pleum1993
  14. L. F. Brown,: Precision gap thickness profile measurements with two-dimensional PVDF ultrasonic blanket arreay, IEEE Trans. on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Vol. 42, No.1, Jan (1995) pp. 120-126 https://doi.org/10.1109/58.368305

Cited by

  1. Implementation of Multi-Core Processor for Beamforming Algorithm of Mobile Ultrasound Image Signals vol.18A, pp.2, 2011, https://doi.org/10.3745/KIPSTA.2011.18A.2.045