Three-dimensional defect reconstruction from eddy-current NDE signals using a genetic local search algorithm

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 40, Issue 2 I, 2004, Pages 410-417

  Li, Yue ^a   Udpa, Lalita ^a   Udpa, Satish S ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Eddy current testing; Finite element methods; Genetic algorithms; Inverse problems

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC COILS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

COST FUNCTION; DEFECT RECONSTRUCTION;

EDDY CURRENT TESTING;

EID: 2342592742     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2004.824116     Document Type: Article

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