New matching pursuit-based algorithm for SNR improvement in ultrasonic NDT

NDT and E International

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 453-458

  Ruiz Reyes, N ^a   Vera Candeas, P ^a   Curpian Alonso J ^a   Mata Campos, R ^a   Cuevas Martinez J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Matching pursuit; Morlet pulse; NDT; SNR; Ultrasonic

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; ULTRASONICS; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

MATCHING PERSUITS; MORLET PULSES; SNR; ULTRASONIC GRAIN NOISE;

NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

EID: 18444377874     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2004.12.001     Document Type: Article

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