Defect characterization in pulsed thermography: A statistical method compared with Kohonen and Perceptron neural networks

NDT and E International

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 307-315

  Vallerand, S ^a   Maldague, X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM CORROSION; INFRARED RADIATION; NEURAL NETWORKS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

KOHONEN NEURAL NETWORKS; PULSED INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY (PIRT);

THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT);

EID: 0033890438     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-8695(99)00056-0     Document Type: Article

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