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Made by: Twnkls | Augmented Reality.
Client: Applus+ RTD.
http://www.applusrtd.com
Applus+ RTD is global leader in Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) setting standards, developing technology and delivering the highest quality service to industry worldwide for more than 75 years. It delivers technical assurance by reducing risk and non-productive time through the provision of sample examination, giving a complete picture of the asset's condition.
IWEX
The RTD IWEX (Inverse Wave Field Extrapolation) is a NDT technique that allows detailed inspection and mapping of defects within critical pieces of pipework. It shows great potential in both defect detection and characterization, combined with a simplified presentation of inspection due to an imaging approach. The result is an actual image of the inspected volume, rather than a plot of the collected signals. It provides users with a 3D image of the inspected object, giving clearer insight into the scale and nature of any existing defects than is currently possible. Straightforward interpretation is less dependent on operator sills and calibration blocks. It could save operators millions of dollars by reducing the number of welds being rejected in new construction pipelines both onshore and offshore.
Using Augmented Reality
The system increases the probability of detection of defects within welds, more accurately detailing not only the characterization of faults but also its size and position. Applus+ analyses how this data is interpreted and handled by their operators. If the size and position of a defect is ambiguously interpreted, then incorrect and costly weld repairs may be the result. To increase efficiency and lower the risk of incorrect human interactions, Applus+ has started exploring AR resulting in an application that projects the linear IWEX generated digital image around the actual weld via Augmented Reality. The position of defects will therefore be unambiguously indicated on the pipe.
Client: Applus+ RTD.
http://www.applusrtd.com
Applus+ RTD is global leader in Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) setting standards, developing technology and delivering the highest quality service to industry worldwide for more than 75 years. It delivers technical assurance by reducing risk and non-productive time through the provision of sample examination, giving a complete picture of the asset's condition.
IWEX
The RTD IWEX (Inverse Wave Field Extrapolation) is a NDT technique that allows detailed inspection and mapping of defects within critical pieces of pipework. It shows great potential in both defect detection and characterization, combined with a simplified presentation of inspection due to an imaging approach. The result is an actual image of the inspected volume, rather than a plot of the collected signals. It provides users with a 3D image of the inspected object, giving clearer insight into the scale and nature of any existing defects than is currently possible. Straightforward interpretation is less dependent on operator sills and calibration blocks. It could save operators millions of dollars by reducing the number of welds being rejected in new construction pipelines both onshore and offshore.
Using Augmented Reality
The system increases the probability of detection of defects within welds, more accurately detailing not only the characterization of faults but also its size and position. Applus+ analyses how this data is interpreted and handled by their operators. If the size and position of a defect is ambiguously interpreted, then incorrect and costly weld repairs may be the result. To increase efficiency and lower the risk of incorrect human interactions, Applus+ has started exploring AR resulting in an application that projects the linear IWEX generated digital image around the actual weld via Augmented Reality. The position of defects will therefore be unambiguously indicated on the pipe.
