Pattern recognition of weld defects detected by radiographic test

NDT and E International

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 461-470

  Da Silva, Romeu R ^a   Calôba, Luiz P ^a   Siqueira, Marcio H S ^a   Rebello, João M A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Criterion of relevance; Nonlinear classifier; Radiographic patterns; Weld defects

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; DATA ACQUISITION; DEFECTS; IMAGE PROCESSING; NEURAL NETWORKS; RADIOGRAPHY; WELDING;

CRITERION OF RELEVANCE; NONLINEAR CLASSIFIER; RADIOGRAPHIC PATTERNS; WELD DEFECTS;

PATTERN RECOGNITION;

EID: 2642567704     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2003.12.004     Document Type: Article

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