Optimal scale wavelet transform for the identification of weak ultrasonic signals

Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 164-169

  Liang, Wei ^a   Que, Pei wen ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

NDT E; Negentropy; Optimal scale wavelet; Wavelet transform

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE WAVELET TRANSFORMS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

CENTRAL FREQUENCIES; DISCRETE WAVELET TRANSFORM (DWT; IDENTIFICATION METHODS; NEGENTROPY; NOISE SUPPRESSIONS; OPTIMAL SCALE WAVELET; OPTIMAL SCALES; ULTRASONIC FLAW DETECTIONS; ULTRASONIC SIGNALS;

ULTRASONIC TESTING;

EID: 56249114818     PISSN: 02632241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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