Sound Mathematics Ltd

The proposed AI project lies within the remit of three groups of implementation steps for the Government Industrial Strategy: Steer the direction of innovation-led economic growth, Drive the UK's international competitiveness, and Support systematically the development of technology. All three cover our initial target market, the energy sector. Until rece...

Datasets necessary for detection and characterisation of defects in industrial structures are more and more often collected using phased arrays of ultrasonic transducers. Some NDT (Non-Destructive Testing) inspections utilising such arrays are already automated but interpretation of data they collect is not. Automation of data interpretation is desirable,...

Pressure vessels are safety critical infrastructure, present across many industries such as oil and gas, nuclear, petrochemical and aerospace. Assuring the safety of these ageing assets is increasingly important, as there have been many fatal failures in the past. This is affected via regular assessments of fitness for service, which are regulated by exac...

The AutoMon project solution offers an AI-enabled continuous, automated ultrasonic inspection and monitoring system that can identify the defects in critical components within plants including pipes, joints, welds, and complex shaped geometries. The developed solution will enable refineries, petrochemical, power, and nuclear plant owners/operators to impr...

Pressure vessels are considered safety critical infrastructure and are present across many industries such as oil and gas, nuclear, petrochemical etc. Assuring the safety of these ageing assets is increasingly important for these industries as there have been many fatal failures in the past. Internal pressure vessel inspection has significant cost and hea...

Ultrasonic NDT (Non-Destructive Testing) is one of the key technologies enabling energy safety. While some inspections are now automated and robotic phased array systems are a reality, the data collected are still post processed by suitably qualified and experienced personnel (SQEP), who use their knowledge and experience to evaluate and measure any suspe...

Ultrasonic NDE (Non-Destructive Evaluation) of industrial materials is an important and cost-effective way of monitoring plant integrity. The NDE requirements are particularly stringent in heavily legislated nuclear industry. With a large aging fleet and new built on the way it is becoming harder and harder to train a required number of suitably qualified...

The study was concerned with investigating the feasibility of creating an ultrasonic detection unit capable of automatic flaw characterisation. The objectives were to develop a novel signal processing algorithm based on UGTD models to allow for automatic characterisation, consider acquisition of data from the phased array equipment, build a demonstrator w...