Laser ultrasonics for process control: Issues for implementation

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2948, Issue , 1996, Pages 50-61

  Ehrlich, Michael J ^a   Murray, Todd W ^a   Wagner, James W ^a   Baldwin, Kevin C ^a   Spicer, James B ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser ultrasonics; Materials characterization; Process control; Product monitoring

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; CONTROL SYSTEMS; CRACKS; LASERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PROCESS ENGINEERING; QUALITY CONTROL; REMOTE SENSING; SIGNAL PROCESSING; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC TESTING; ULTRASONICS;

INDUSTRIAL PROCESS CONTROLS; INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS; LASER BASED ULTRASONIC; LASER ULTRASONIC SYSTEMS; LASER ULTRASONIC TECHNIQUES; MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION; OVERALL SYSTEMS; PROCESS MATERIALS; PRODUCT MONITORING; ULTRASOUND DETECTIONS; ULTRASOUND GENERATIONS;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 58149263087     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.259213     Document Type: Conference Paper

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