IP Library Granted Patent US 11,980,975
Granted Patent B2
US 11,980,975 · App. 17/017,308 · Granted May 14, 2024

Processing system, processing method, and storage medium

Inventors: Masahiro Saito (Yokohama, JP); Hiromasa Takahashi (Minato, JP)
Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
B23K9/0953B23K9/0956B23K31/125G06T7/0004G06T2207/10132
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Patent No.
US 11,980,975
App. No.
17/017,308
Granted
May 14, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a processing system includes a processing device. The processing device performs at least a first determination of determining whether or not a detector contacts a welding object. The detector includes a plurality of detection elements arranged in a first direction. The detector transmits an ultrasonic wave toward the welding object and detects a reflected wave. The first determination is based on a detection result when the reflected wave is detected by the detector.

Claims (38)

1. A processing device, being configured to:

acquire a detection result when a reflected wave is detected by a detector, the detector including a plurality of detection elements arranged in a first direction, the detector transmitting an ultrasonic wave toward a welding object and detecting the reflected wave;

extract a portion from the detection result in which a multiple-reflection wave is detected; and

perform at least a first determination of determining whether or not the detector contacts the welding object, the first determination being based on the reflected wave in the extracted portion.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein

when determining that the detector contacts the welding object, the processing device is configured to calculate a tilt of the detector with respect to the welding object or inspects the welding object based on the detection result.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein

when determining that the detector contacts the welding object, the processing device configured to calculate a tilt of the detector with respect to the welding object or inspects the welding object based on the detection result used in the first determination.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing device is configured to perform the first determination by comparing a first determination value to a first threshold, the first threshold being preset, the first determination value being calculated by summing or averaging intensities of reflected waves in the extracted portion.

5. The device according to claim 4 , wherein the processing device is configured to:

extract a first portion from a first detection result in which a multiple-reflection wave is detected and calculate a first reference value by averaging or summing the intensities of the reflected waves in the first portion, the first detection result being of the reflected waves when the detector is caused to contact a member;

extract a second portion from a second detection result in which a multiple-reflection wave is detected and calculate a second reference value by averaging or summing the intensities of the reflected waves in the second portion, the second detection result being of the reflected waves when the detector is separated from the member; and

set the first threshold to be between the first reference value and the second reference value.

6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing device is configured to perform the first determination by comparing an interval of a peak, a position of a peak, or a position of a spectrum of a reflected wave included in the detection result to a condition, the condition being preset.

7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing device is configured to notify a user when the detector is determined not to contact the welding object.

8. A processing system, comprising:

the processing device according to claim 1 ;

a movable mechanism including an actuator, the detector being attached to the movable mechanism; and

a control device controlling the detector.

9. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a display device configured to display a user interface including an image of the detection result.

10. The device according to claim 9 , wherein

the processing device is configured to accept a designation of a range input by a user for the image in the user interface, and

the processing device is configured to perform the first determination by comparing a first determination value to a first threshold, the first threshold being preset, the first determination value being calculated by summing or averaging intensities of reflected waves in a designated range.

11. A processing method, comprising:

acquiring a detection result when a reflected wave is detected by a detector, the detector including a plurality of detection elements arranged in a first direction, the detector transmitting an ultrasonic wave toward a welding object and detecting the reflected wave;

extracting a portion from the detection result in which a multiple-reflection wave is detected; and

performing at least a first determination of determining whether or not the detector contacts the welding object, the first determination being based on the reflected wave in the extracted portion.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein

when the detector is determined to be contacting the welding object, a calculation of a tilt of the detector with respect to the welding object or an inspection of the welding object is performed based on the detection result.

13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the first determination is performed by comparing an interval of a peak, a position of a peak, or a position of a spectrum of a reflected wave included in the detection result to a condition, the condition being preset.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program, the program causing a computer to:

acquire a detection result when a reflected wave is detected by a detector, the detector including a plurality of detection elements arranged in a first direction, the detector transmitting an ultrasonic wave toward a welding object and detecting the reflected wave;

extract a portion from the detection result in which a multiple-reflection wave is detected; and

perform at least a first determination of determining whether or not the detector contacts the welding object, the first determination being based on the reflected wave in the extracted portion.

15. The storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein

when the detector is determined to be contacting the welding object, the program causes the computer to calculate a tilt of the detector with respect to the welding object or an inspection of the welding object based on the detection result.

16. The storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein the program causes the computer to perform the first determination by comparing an interval of a peak, a position of a peak, or a position of a spectrum of a reflected wave included in the detection result to a condition, the condition being preset.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2020
From: SAITO, MASAHIRO; TAKAHASHI, HIROMASA
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 054344/0420 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2019-173466 · Sep 24, 2019 · national
JP 2020-136918 · Aug 14, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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