IP Library Granted Patent US 11,181,439
Granted Patent B2
US 11,181,439 · App. 16/551,857 · Granted Nov 23, 2021

Structure evaluation system and structure evaluation method

Inventors: Tomoki Shiotani (Kyoto, JP); Katsufumi Hashimoto (Kyoto, JP); Hidefumi Takamine (Shinagawa, JP); Kazuo Watabe (Yokohama, JP)
Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba; Kyoto University
G01M5/0066G01M5/0008G01M5/0033G01N29/14G01N29/4463G01N29/4427
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Patent No.
US 11,181,439
App. No.
16/551,857
Granted
Nov 23, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a structure evaluation system according to an embodiment includes a plurality of sensors, a position locator, and an evaluator. The plurality of sensors detect elastic waves. The position locator locates positions of elastic wave sources by using the elastic waves among the plurality of elastic waves respectively detected by the plurality of sensors having an amplitude exceeding a threshold value determined according to positions of the sources of the plurality of elastic waves and the positions of the plurality of disposed sensors. The evaluator evaluates a deteriorated state of the structure on the basis of results of the position locating of the elastic wave sources which is performed by the position locator.

Claims (13)

1. A structure evaluation system comprising:

a plurality of sensors which detect elastic waves;

a position locator which locates positions of elastic wave sources on the basis of the plurality of elastic waves respectively detected by the plurality of sensors;

a density distribution generator which generates an elastic wave source density distribution representing a distribution of densities of the elastic wave sources on the basis of results of the position locating of the elastic wave sources which are performed by the position locator;

a corrector which corrects the elastic wave source density distribution by using a correction coefficient for correcting the elastic wave source density distribution in accordance with positions of the plurality of disposed sensors; and

an evaluator which evaluates a deteriorated state of the structure on the basis of the elastic wave source density distribution corrected by the corrector.

2. The structure evaluation system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a signal processor which compares amplitudes of the plurality of elastic waves respectively detected by the plurality of sensors with a first threshold value and performs signal processing on the elastic waves having an amplitude value greater than the first threshold value.

3. A structure evaluation method comprising:

a position locating step of locating positions of elastic wave sources on the basis of a plurality of elastic waves respectively detected by a plurality of sensors detecting elastic waves;

a density distribution generation step of generating an elastic wave source density distribution representing a distribution of densities of the elastic wave sources on the basis of results of the position locating of the elastic wave sources which is performed in the position locating step;

a correction step of correcting the elastic wave source density distribution by using a correction coefficient for correcting the elastic wave source density distribution in accordance with positions of the plurality of disposed sensors; and

an evaluation step of evaluating a deteriorated state of the structure on the basis of the elastic wave source density distribution corrected in the correction step.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2019
From: SHIOTANI, TOMOKI; HASHIMOTO, KATSUFUMI; TAKAMINE, HIDEFUMI; WATABE, KAZUO
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA; KYOTO UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 050509/0294 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2018007314 · Feb 27, 2018
Related Publication 20190383696A1 · Dec 19, 2019
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