Optimal signal-adaptive maximum likelihood filter for enhancement of defects in eddy current C-scan images

NDT and E International

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 371-381

  Hasanzadeh, R P R ^a   Moghaddamjoo, A R ^b   Sadeghi, S H H ^a   Rezaie, A H ^a   Ahmadi, M ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive filter; Complex Gaussian noise; Eddy current; Maximum likelihood; Non linear filter

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; DEFECTS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD;

COMPLEX GAUSSIAN NOISE; NON-STATIONARY NATURE; NONLINEAR FILTER;

EDDY CURRENTS;

EID: 43049178397     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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