Protocol and assessment of signal processing and feature extraction methods for terahertz NDE for spray-on foam insulation

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 894, Issue , 2007, Pages 432-439

  Aldrin, John C ^a   Roth, Don J ^b   Seebo, Jeffrey P ^c   Winfree, William P ^d  

^a Computational Tools ^*  (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^d NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Feature extraction; Signal processing; Spray on foam insulation; Terahertz NDE

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248168661     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2718004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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