Feature extraction and selection for defect classification of pulsed eddy current NDT

NDT and E International

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 467-476

  Chen, Tianlu ^a,b   Tian, Gui Yun ^a   Sophian, Ali ^a   Que, Pei Wen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Defect classification; Feature extraction; Feature selection; Hilbert transform; Pulsed eddy current

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; EDDY CURRENTS; FEATURE EXTRACTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

DEFECT CLASSIFICATION; PULSED EDDY CURRENT; SHAPE FEATURES;

NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

EID: 44649126024     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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