Crack Assessment of Wheel Hubs via an Ultrasonic Transducer and Industrial Robot
Crack assessment when making fitness-for-service decisions requires a thorough examination of crack location and size in critical areas. An ultrasonic transducer is used for such assessments, but traditional methods cannot cope with complex rotators, such as wheel hubs. We present a model of robot-a...
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| author | Hanming Zhang Chunguang Xu Dingguo Xiao |
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| description | Crack assessment when making fitness-for-service decisions requires a thorough examination of crack location and size in critical areas. An ultrasonic transducer is used for such assessments, but traditional methods cannot cope with complex rotators, such as wheel hubs. We present a model of robot-assisted crack growth assessment in wheel hubs. We integrate a six-degrees-of-freedom (DOF) industrial robot and a turntable to form a robot-assisted ultrasonic testing (UT) system that does not use traditional UT equipment. Ultrasonic beams are focused at certain depths appropriate for achieving maximum sensitivity. We quantitatively analysed wheel hubs with longitudinal and transverse series of pre-cracks, and concluded that our system autonomously detected cracks. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5f28f0f093c844caaac1d7bd2f52d8c32022-12-22T04:10:19ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202018-12-011812433610.3390/s18124336s18124336Crack Assessment of Wheel Hubs via an Ultrasonic Transducer and Industrial RobotHanming Zhang0Chunguang Xu1Dingguo Xiao2School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, ChinaCrack assessment when making fitness-for-service decisions requires a thorough examination of crack location and size in critical areas. An ultrasonic transducer is used for such assessments, but traditional methods cannot cope with complex rotators, such as wheel hubs. We present a model of robot-assisted crack growth assessment in wheel hubs. We integrate a six-degrees-of-freedom (DOF) industrial robot and a turntable to form a robot-assisted ultrasonic testing (UT) system that does not use traditional UT equipment. Ultrasonic beams are focused at certain depths appropriate for achieving maximum sensitivity. We quantitatively analysed wheel hubs with longitudinal and transverse series of pre-cracks, and concluded that our system autonomously detected cracks.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/18/12/4336robot-assistedultrasonic transducercastings and forgings |
| spellingShingle | Hanming Zhang Chunguang Xu Dingguo Xiao Crack Assessment of Wheel Hubs via an Ultrasonic Transducer and Industrial Robot Sensors robot-assisted ultrasonic transducer castings and forgings |
| title | Crack Assessment of Wheel Hubs via an Ultrasonic Transducer and Industrial Robot |
| title_full | Crack Assessment of Wheel Hubs via an Ultrasonic Transducer and Industrial Robot |
| title_fullStr | Crack Assessment of Wheel Hubs via an Ultrasonic Transducer and Industrial Robot |
| title_full_unstemmed | Crack Assessment of Wheel Hubs via an Ultrasonic Transducer and Industrial Robot |
| title_short | Crack Assessment of Wheel Hubs via an Ultrasonic Transducer and Industrial Robot |
| title_sort | crack assessment of wheel hubs via an ultrasonic transducer and industrial robot |
| topic | robot-assisted ultrasonic transducer castings and forgings |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/18/12/4336 |
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