Bristol BRAIN

Vantage System with Bristol BRAIN Analysis Software

See examples below of BRAIN software applied in reconstructions of volumetric imaging:

Sample: Composite Block Sample

Images Captured with BRAIN from a  Composite Block Sample with Inclusions inside.

Sample: Wavy Surface Steel Sample

Transducer: Imasonic 1D 64 elements, 5 MHz, 0.6 mm pitch

The steel block with several features embedded inside has a wavy surface profile which prevents ultrasonic examination using a typical contact scan. The sample was scanned through a water coupling layer (immersion test), and the image is reconstructed without (left), and with (right) “adaptive” beam-forming.

The adaptive beamforming takes into account the multiple speeds of sound in the acoustic path and the diffraction characteristics of the wavy surface.

Sample: Indicative steel weld sample

Transducer: Imasonic 1D 64 elements, 5 MHz, 0.6 mm pitch

The indicative aluminum weld specimen has controlled artificial defects embedded on the “fusion face” (weld walls).

The sample was scanned with an immersion test, and the image is reconstructed without (left) and with (right) “adaptive” beam-forming. The adaptive beamforming takes into account the multiple speed of sounds in the acoustic path and the diffraction characteristics of the wavy surface. With the adaptive beam-forming, the weld profile and fusion defects are both clearly shown in the image.

Sample: Aluminum Test Block

Transducer: Imasonic 2D matrix array with 128 randomly distributed elements, 3 MHz, 1.93 mm min pitch

The aluminum block is a test sample with multiple inclusions inside.