How can manual inspection of industrial parts be made more reliable? Manually checking the health of a part using NDT is a complex task for operators. Using a probe, they have to scan the surface of the part to detect defect typologies correlated with its health. To make their task easier, researchers at List, a CEA Tech institute with Carnot Institute accreditation, have developed a system for tracking the position of the ultrasound probe, as well as an augmented reality display of contextual information.
As part of the ANR FOEHN (Facteurs organisationnels et humains pour l'évaluation des méthodes END) project, a system for infrared optical tracking of the position of the ultrasonic probe during manual inspection has been developed. Quick to install and configure, it provides the position of the probe with sub-millimetre accuracy. Specific software has been developed to guide the controller's gesture. Thanks to augmented reality, the controller is able to visualize in real time the coverage of the zone covered, enabling him to adjust his gesture to comply with the defined procedure.
The quality of the inspection, which until now has depended mainly on the operator's skills, can now be verified and certified a posteriori. Thanks to this cognitive assistance, the inspector can concentrate on analyzing the signals acquired, and carry out delicate checks, for example on hard-to-reach areas of the part.
In addition to its innovative nature, this manual inspection monitoring technology contributes to the evaluation of NDT performance by enabling the influence of the human factor to be taken into account in simulation tools, and the impact on inspection to be assessed.
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