Wavelet signal processing for enhanced Lambwave defect detection in composite plates using optical fiber detection

Optical Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1877-1887

  Staszewski, Wieslaw J ^a,c,d,e   Pierce, S Gareth ^b,d   Worden, Keith ^a,f,g,h,i   Philp, Wayne R ^b,j,k,l,m   Tomlinson, Geoffrey R ^{a,d,g,n,o,p,q}   Culshaw, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e Institute of Diagnostic Engineers   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^g HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^h Institute of Physics

ⁱ UCAS

^j UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^k Royal Australian Navy   (Australia)

^l Victoria University

^m DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

ⁿ Hawker Siddeley Group   (United Kingdom)

^o ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^p Hawker Siddeley Group   (United Kingdom)

^q MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Composite plates; Defect detection; Lamb waves; Novelty detection; Optical fiber sensors; Smart structures; Wavelet transforms

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001458035     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.601380     Document Type: Article

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