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US 12,332,214 · App. 17/184,667 · Granted Jun 17, 2025

Structure soundness evaluation using elastic waves on divided areas

Inventors: Hidefumi Takamine (Shinagawa, JP); Yuki Ueda (Yokohama, JP); Kazuo Watabe (Yokohama, JP); Tomoki Shiotani (Kyoto, JP); Katsufumi Hashimoto (Kyoto, JP)
Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba; Kyoto University
G01N29/14G01N29/2437G01N29/44
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Patent No.
US 12,332,214
App. No.
17/184,667
Granted
Jun 17, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a structure evaluation system of the embodiments includes a plurality of sensors, a position locator, and an evaluator. The plurality of sensors detect elastic waves. The position locator locates elastic wave sources on the basis of a plurality of elastic waves detected by each of the plurality of sensors. The evaluator evaluates a deterioration state of a structure in accordance with a presence or absence of a sensor and an elastic wave source distribution which shows a position of the elastic wave sources obtained on the basis of a result of locating of the elastic wave sources.

Claims (36)

1. A structure evaluation system comprising:

a plurality of sensors detecting elastic waves; and

one or more processor configured to:

locate elastic wave sources on the basis of the elastic waves detected by each of the plurality of sensors;

set a plurality of divided areas by dividing an elastic wave source distribution into the plurality of divided areas which are equal to or smaller than a size of damage that a user wants to detect and include one or more position to which an impact is applied, the elastic wave source distribution indicating the location of the elastic wave sources obtained based on results of locating the elastic wave sources;

compare a feature amount of the elastic waves in each of the plurality of divided areas with one or more criteria determined according to an installation position of the plurality of sensors in the elastic wave source distribution, the feature amount being a density of each of the plurality of divided areas dividing the elastic wave source distribution obtained based on the results of locating the elastic wave sources; and

after the comparison, evaluate a deterioration state of a structure for each of the plurality of divided areas based on the one or more criteria.

2. A structure evaluation system comprising:

a plurality of sensors detecting elastic waves; and

one or more processor configured to:

locate elastic wave sources on the basis of the elastic waves detected by each of the plurality of sensors;

set a plurality of divided areas by dividing an elastic wave source density distribution into the plurality of divided areas which are equal to or smaller than a size of damage that a user wants to detect and include one or more position to which an impact is applied, the elastic wave source density distribution indicating a density of the elastic wave sources obtained based on results of locating the elastic wave sources,

correct a feature amount of the elastic waves in an area, among areas of the elastic wave source density distribution, satisfying a condition, the condition being that the area is a predetermined distance away from an installation position of the plurality of sensors, the feature amount being a density of each of the plurality of divided areas dividing the elastic wave source distribution obtained based on the results of locating the elastic wave sources, and

evaluate a deterioration state of a structure for each the plurality of divided areas using a corrected elastic wave source density distribution.

3. A structure evaluation apparatus comprising:

one or more processor configured to:

locate elastic wave sources on the basis of elastic waves detected by each of a plurality of sensors that detect the elastic waves;

set a plurality of divided areas by dividing an elastic wave source distribution into the plurality of divided areas which are equal to or smaller than a size of damage that a user wants to detect and include one or more position to which an impact is applied, the elastic wave source distribution indicating the location of the elastic wave sources obtained based on results of locating the elastic wave sources;

compare a feature amount of the elastic waves in each of the plurality of divided areas with one or more criteria determined according to an installation position of the plurality of sensors in the elastic wave source distribution, the feature amount being a density of each of the plurality of divided areas dividing the elastic wave source distribution obtained based on the results of locating the elastic wave sources; and

after the comparison, evaluate a deterioration state of a structure for each of the plurality of divided areas based on the one or more criteria.

4. A structure evaluation method comprising:

locating elastic wave sources on the basis of elastic waves detected by each of a plurality of sensors that detect the elastic waves;

setting a plurality of divided areas by dividing an elastic wave source distribution into the plurality of divided areas which are equal to or smaller than a size of damage that a user wants to detect and include one or more position to which an impact is applied, the elastic wave source distribution indicating the location of the elastic wave sources obtained based on results of locating the elastic wave sources;

comparing a feature amount of the elastic waves in each of the plurality of divided areas with one or more criteria determined according to an installation position of the plurality of sensors in the elastic wave source distribution, the feature amount being a density of each of the plurality of divided areas dividing the elastic wave source distribution obtained based on the results of locating the elastic wave sources; and

after the comparison, evaluating a deterioration state of a structure for each of the plurality of divided areas based on the one or more criteria.

5. A structure evaluation apparatus comprising:

one or more processor configured to:

locate elastic wave sources on the basis of elastic waves detected by each of a plurality of sensors that detect the elastic waves;

set a plurality of divided areas by dividing an elastic wave source density distribution into the plurality of divided areas which are equal to or smaller than a size of damage that a user wants to detect and include one or more position to which an impact is applied, the elastic wave source density distribution indicating a density of the elastic wave sources obtained based on results of locating the elastic wave sources,

correct a feature amount of the elastic waves in an area, among areas of the elastic wave source density distribution, satisfying a condition, the condition being that the area is a predetermined distance away from an installation position of the plurality of sensors, the feature amount being a density of each of the plurality of divided areas dividing the elastic wave source distribution obtained based on the results of locating the elastic wave sources, and

evaluate a deterioration state of a structure for each the plurality of divided areas using a corrected elastic wave source density distribution.

6. A structure evaluation method comprising:

locating elastic wave sources on the basis of elastic waves detected by each of a plurality of sensors that detect the elastic waves;

setting a plurality of divided areas by dividing an elastic wave source density distribution into the plurality of divided areas which are equal to or smaller than a size of damage that a user wants to detect and include one or more position to which an impact is applied, the elastic wave source density distribution indicating a density of the elastic wave sources obtained based on results of locating the elastic wave sources,

correcting a feature amount of the elastic waves in an area, among areas of the elastic wave source density distribution, satisfying a condition, the condition being that the area is a predetermined distance away from an installation position of the plurality of sensors, the feature amount being a density of each of the plurality of divided areas dividing the elastic wave source distribution obtained based on the results of locating the elastic wave sources, and

evaluating a deterioration state of a structure for each the plurality of divided areas using a corrected elastic wave source density distribution.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2021
From: TAKAMINE, HIDEFUMI; UEDA, YUKI; WATABE, KAZUO; SHIOTANI, TOMOKI; HASHIMOTO, KATSUFUMI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA; KYOTO UNIVERSITY
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Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2018034004 · Sep 13, 2018
Related Publication 20210181157A1 · Jun 17, 2021
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