High-order spectra-based deconvolution of ultrasonic NDT signals for defect identification

Ultrasonics

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 525-531

  Yamani, Ahmed ^a   Bettayeb, Maamar ^a   Ghouti, Lahouari ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Defect impulse response; High order spectra; High order statistics; Ultrasonic signals deconvolution

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING; DEFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

DEFECT IMPULSE RESPONSE; HIGH ORDER SPECTRA; HIGH ORDER STATISTICS; PULSE ECHO MEASUREMENTS; ULTRASONIC SIGNAL DECONVOLUTION;

NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

EID: 0031272309     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-624X(97)00023-1     Document Type: Article

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