Enhancement of magnetic flux leakage images of defects in carbon steel using Eigen vector based approach

Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-42

  Rao, B P C ^a   Thirunavukkarasu, S ^a   Nand, K Krishna ^b   Jayakumar, T ^a   Kalyanasundaram, P ^a   Raj, Baldev ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

^b BMS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon steel; Eigen values; GMR; Image processing; Magnetic flux leakage; Signal to noise ratio

Indexed keywords

GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MAGNETIC FLUX; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

EIGEN VALUES; MAGNETIC FLUX LEAKAGE IMAGES;

CARBON STEEL;

EID: 36549033182     PISSN: 10589759     EISSN: 14772671     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10589750701546994     Document Type: Article

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