A density-based fuzzy clustering technique for non-destructive detection of defects in materials

NDT and E International

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 337-346

  Hasanzadeh, R P R ^a   Rezaie, A H ^a   Sadeghi, S H H ^a   Moradi, M H ^a   Ahmadi, M ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Defect; Density; Eddy Current; Fuzzy clustering; Fuzzy rules; Noise; Radiography; Ultrasonic

Indexed keywords

BAYES CLASSIFIER; NONDESTRUCTIVE DETECTION;

CORRELATION METHODS; DEFECT DENSITY; EDDY CURRENT TESTING; FUZZY RULES; RADIOGRAPHY; ULTRASONICS;

FUZZY CLUSTERING;

EID: 33947116987     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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