Awards and Patents
1995 R&D 100 Award - Real Time Ultrasonic Imaging System (RTUIS)
This ultrasonic camera can be used to detect, image, measure and evaluate flaws in composite materials. It currently is used to verify the integrity of components in high-performance aircraft. Material inspections can be done up to 10 times faster than other methods. The new technology likely will lead to lower aircraft production costs and increased safety for users. Pacific Northwest's Byron Brenden developed the technology with André Durruty of Dassault Aviation, a French Company.
Developers: Byron B. Brenden, Larry L. Kopf, and Gerald P. Morgen