TRANSFORMING A-SCAN DATA SAMPLES INTO A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE FOR FACILITATING VISUALIZATION OF FLAWS

摘要

Various approaches are described for visualizing one-dimensional A-scan data samples in a three-dimensional space. Each of the data samples represents ultrasonic signals received from a test material. The data samples are transformed into the three-dimensional space as a geometric shape corresponding to a relative amount of ultrasonic energy reflected back from the test material. The data samples as transformed into the three-dimensional space with the geometric shapes rendered therein can be displayed.