纬度编码系统

LATITUDE enables an examiner to manually apply and manipulate NDT sensors. This manual manipulation provides tactile feedback on surface condition, contact and coupling that leads to improved signal-to-noise results when compared to mechanized delivery. The manually applied sensor also allows the examiner to more efficiently discern and characterize component damage.

Latitude将手动检查的简单性与自动检查的严格和质量相结合，提供了无与伦比的检查值。与全自动采集系统相比，Latitude可以用更少的设备提供更好的质量结果和更快的设置时间。纬度编码系统紧凑且便携，包括：

• Single battery-powered electronics box:系统的大脑负责收集空气出生的超声数据，将其转化为位置信息，并与Topaz仪器进行通信。它由一个密封的无风扇外壳组成，并由两（2）个可热门电池提供动力，可提供长达10个小时的使用。使用快速释放夹连接到Topaz仪器的后部。

• Lightweight receiver array collar:For use on flat and curved surfaces. Depending on the application, the collar can be wrapped around the pipe circumference, stretched along the pipe axis, or be otherwise placed on any flat or curving surface. All wiring is self-contained.
• Small transmitter attachment:Contains multiple sensors for determining the axial (x-) position, circumferential (y-) position, and skew (rotation) of the fixture. It is typically affixed to a sensor such as a PAUT probe.

How it works

LATITUDE uses air-born ultrasound to achieve its position tracking capabilities and does so by tracking the position of a small transmitting probe relative to a set, or array, of stationary receiver sensors. The LATITUDE transmitting probe attachment can be added to a variety of probes and the absolute position of the probe can be tracked multi-dimensionally, relative to the receiver array. The electronic control box is integrated with the TOPAZ instrument and control of the LATITUDE system is done through the customized TOPAZ user interface.

安装和校准纬度系统为传统的手动检查所需的时间增加了最小的设置时间。

纬度已在实验室和电厂环境中进行了广泛的测试，并已证明在存在声学和电磁噪声的情况下具有弹性。

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Benefits

更少的设备Needed

纬度编码系统紧凑且便携，由小型发射器，轻质项圈和单个电池供电的电子盒组成。而已。相比之下，常规的自动采集系统由扫描仪，运动控制器，耦合剂进料系统，电池备份和广泛的电缆组成。它需要120V功率 - 纬度解决方案不！

Faster Setup

Latitude为传统的手动检查所需的设置增加了最小的设置时间，而全自动系统可以将设置时间增加5到10倍。与自动化系统相比，纬度的撕裂和撤离时间类似地减少了。

高效的检查

当纬度与创新和优化的检查程序（例如涉及仅检测方法的扫描）结合使用时，所需人员和检查时间的数量可能是典型自动化UT所需的一小部分。结果是提高效率并提高了总体生产。

Better Quality Results

纬度系统允许检查员手动应用和操纵NDE传感器。与机械化交付相比，此手动操作可提供有关表面状况，接触和耦合的触觉反馈，从而可以改善信噪结果。手动应用的传感器还允许检查员更有效地辨别和表征组件损坏。