Applications of electronic speckle interferometry (ESI) techniques for spacecraft structural components

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 563-571

  Rao, M V ^a   Samuel, R ^a   Ananthan, A ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

Debond identification; Electronic speckle interferometry; Non destructive evaluation

Indexed keywords

HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SPACECRAFT; SPECKLE; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

ELECTRONIC SPECKLE PATTERN INTERFEROMETRY (ESPI);

INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 0038348545     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-8166(02)00079-9     Document Type: Article

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