Large-area, high-resolution image analysis of composite materials

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 233-242

  Davidson, N C ^a   Clarke, A R ^a   Archenhold, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

composites; fibre orientations; image analysis; pattern matching; serial sectioning

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITES MATERIAL; FIBRE ORIENTATION; HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGES; IMAGE ANALYSIS SYSTEMS; IMAGE FRAMES; IMAGE-ANALYSIS; PATTERN-MATCHING; SAMPLE AREAS; SERIAL SECTIONING; SMALL NETWORKS;

PATTERN MATCHING;

CARBON FIBER; GLASS FIBER;

CONFERENCE PAPER; FIBER; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030933918     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1997.1560712.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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