Noise reduction in ultrasonic NDT using undecimated wavelet transforms

Ultrasonics

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Pardo, E ^a   San Emeterio, J L ^a   Rodriguez, M A ^b   Ramos, A ^a  

^a Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Grain noise; Noise reduction; Ultrasonic NDT; Undecimated wavelet

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CORRELATION METHODS; NOISE ABATEMENT; SIGNAL DETECTION; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

GRAIN NOISE; ULTRASONIC TRACES; UNDECIMATED WAVELETS;

ULTRASONIC DEVICES;

EID: 33845702151     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2006.05.101     Document Type: Article

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