Technical Perspective:

• Present invention facilitates a positioning system consisting a plurality of three transmitter & receiver probes, wherein the receiver probes are magnetically attached to the surface of the pipe & are adapted to transmit the waves into a conical wave guide.
• The transmitter probes consisting of a PZT crystal which are different from the PZT crystal in receiver probes.
• The receiver probes transmit waves which will produce a point source or an annular line source on the pipe. (Refer figure)
• There is no interferences from adjacent structures including the operator or the ultrasonic instrument
• There are low footprint with the transmitters & receivers all positioned on the pipeline component.
• There is low power requirements (battery operated).
• The Modular and configurable modules providing flexibility during implementation.

Industrial Perspective:

• Provides Cost-effective System.
• Use of ultrasound generators & receivers those are non-ionising & Safe.
• There is minimal training requirements since operators are already trained in ultrasound inspection.
• Present invention can be extended to other type of guided waves such as Lamb Guided modes, interface guided modes, etc.