Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device and method for pipeline inspection, The inspection device may include an exciter coil capable of providing an alternating current magnetic field and producing eddy currents. A plurality of sensors may then be provided which are capable of sensing a magnetic field produced by the eddy currents and the sensors may be engaged with a sensor shoe. The sensors may then be capable of being positioned at a first distance D1 with respect to an inner pipe wall surface and capable of providing coupling to the magnetic field produced by the eddy currents. The sensor shoe may also be capable of retracting to a second distance D2, wherein D1<D2. The sensor shoe may be connected to a sensor support arm wherein the support arm may be pivotably attached to a fixed hub and to a control arm which control arm may then be pivotably attached to a driven hub.

Abstract: A system for mapping a surface defect in an electrically-conducting material by measuring a change in the resonance of the material includes a flexible printed circuit board and a two dimensional array of transducers printed on the flexible circuit board, wherein each element of the array includes two transducer coils in a paired arrangement. A receive circuit connected to the coils is tuned to a resonant frequency, and the transducer coils operate in a send/receive mode. In another feature of the invention, there are means for converting a change in measured resonance to a visual display of the depth and width of the surface defect.

Abstract: A method and system is provided for Network-on-Chip (NoC) and other integrated circuit architectures. A configurable fabric circuit (CFC) is interfaced with one or more core circuits and the CFC is responsive to an input signal and capable of reconfiguring the logic circuit in the CFC in accordance with an operational mode determined based on the received input signal to facilitate a core circuit interfaced therewith to carry out an operation consistent with the operational mode.