Automatic ultrasonic inspection for internal defect detection in composite materials

NDT and E International

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-154

  D'Orazio, T ^a   Leo, M ^a   Distante, A ^a   Guaragnella, C ^b   Pianese, V ^c   Cavaccini, G ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATION   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^c ALENIA SPAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Neural network; Signal normalization; Ultrasonic inspection

Indexed keywords

INSPECTION; NEURAL NETWORKS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

SIGNAL NORMALIZATION; ULTRASONIC INSPECTION;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 36549074087     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2007.08.001     Document Type: Article

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