The Elios 3 can host the UT Payload alongside the LiDAR, allowing measurements to be accurately located on a digital twin of your asset during data logging.
Combined with the Cockpit’s Asset Management software extension and Live Map widget, location-tagged UT readings provide excellent situational awareness, allowing you to easily monitor the completeness of your inspection.
- Location-tagged UT measurements
- Smart Couplant Distributor
- Smart Probe Arm
- Modular Probe Head
- Cleaning Unit
- Live A-Scan
Smart Couplant Dispenser
The Elios 3 UT Payload features a remote-controlled couplant dispenser, with the detector ensuring that just the right amount of couplant is dispensed for perfect ultrasound transmission to the material under test. The operator can monitor the couplant level via the Cockpit and return for a quick refill or quick change of the dispenser syringe when the gel runs out.
The smartest detector arm ever built on a drone
- Versatile orientation:
The Elios 3 UT Payload can be mounted above, in front of or below the drone and the probe arm can be configured according to your needs, ensuring the necessary adaptability and accessibility to perform thickness measurements in a wide range of locations.
- Navigation without interruption:
The probe arm is designed to fold onto the drone to pass through the narrowest manholes or navigate through the most complex spaces without interrupting flight.
- Laser targeting:
The UT Payload probe has a laser pointer for precise in-flight targeting, so you can quickly get to the exact spot you want to measure.
Modular Probe Head
The Elios 3 UT Payload features a set of shape-matching probes for various surfaces, as well as interchangeable dual crystal probes with a choice of 2MHz, 5MHz or 7.5 MHz. The detectors are particularly suitable for measuring highly corroded metals and feature an Echo-Echo function for measuring up to 1mm (0.040 inches) of surface coating.
Cleaning unit
The detector head can be replaced with a cleaning unit to remove sediment and prepare surfaces for measurement. Thanks to the location marking, the user can easily return to the cleaned location to perform the measurement with the sensor head attached.
Live A-Scan
The Cockpit’s Live A-Scan graphic provides operators with advanced measurement controls, enabling either fully automated or manual measurements using adjustable gain and gates. This flexibility allows users to improve measurements on the spot even in less than ideal conditions.
Measurements from Cygnus Instruments
The Elios 3 UT Payload has been developed in collaboration with Cygnus Instruments, a leading manufacturer of ultrasonic thickness gauges. Leveraging Cygnus’ 40 years of UT experience, the Elios 3 UT Payload meets the highest standards of accuracy, quality and reliability in thickness measurements.
Advanced data post-processing
- Navigate to points of interest:
All data points from your flights are displayed and located on a digital twin of your item, making it easy to navigate between points of interest.
- Review and improve measurements:
During the analysis, A-Scan is repositioned in the software, allowing you to verify the measurement or improve it by re-selecting the most appropriate echo signals.
- POI documents:
Data points can be documented by assigning them a criticality level and adding a description.
