Geometrical optimization of sensors for eddy currents Non Destructive Testing and Evaluation

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 2026-2031

  Thollon, Frédéric ^a   Burais, Noël ^b  

^a ECOLE CENTRALE DE LYON   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; CLADDING (COATING); CRACKS; EDDY CURRENT TESTING; FASTENERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GEOMETRY; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

AUTOMATIC OPTIMIZATION; ELECTRICAL PARAMETER; GEOMETRICAL OPTIMIZATION; GEOMETRICAL PARAMETER; MAXWELL RELATIONS;

SENSORS;

EID: 0029306984     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: 19410069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.376441     Document Type: Article

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