An SVM approach to crack shape reconstruction in eddy current testing

Conference Record - IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 2121-2126

  Bernieri, Andrea ^a   Ferrigno, Luigi ^a   Laracca, Marco ^a   Molinara, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eddy current testing; Nondestructive testing; Signal processing; Support vector machine

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; EDDY CURRENT TESTING; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

CRACK SHAPE RECONSTRUCTION; MEASUREMENT STATIONS;

SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES;

EID: 36049003644     PISSN: 10915281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IMTC.2006.236815     Document Type: Conference Paper

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