High accuracy disbond thickness estimation scheme employing multiple-frequency near-field microwave measurements

Conference Record - IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1967-1970

  Abou Khousa, M A ^a   Zoughi, R ^a  

^a University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

Author keywords

Disbond thickness; Maximum likelihood (ML); Multiple frequency measurements; Nondestructive evaluation (NDE)

Indexed keywords

DISBOND THICKNESS ESTIMATION; MULTIPLE FREQUENCY MEASUREMENTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD; MEASUREMENT THEORY; MICROWAVE FREQUENCIES;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 34547873641     PISSN: 10915281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IMTC.2006.236119     Document Type: Conference Paper

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