Locating acoustic emission sources in complex structures using Gaussian processes

Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 211-223

  Hensman, J ^a   Mills, R ^a   Pierce, S G ^c   Worden, K ^a   Eaton, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission; Gaussian processes; Laser generated ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SENSOR; AEROSPACE COMPONENTS; COMPLEX STRUCTURE; DAMAGE EVENTS; DAMAGE LOCATION; DATA POINTS; GAUSSIAN PROCESS; GAUSSIAN PROCESSES; IDENTICAL STRUCTURES; ILL POSED; LASER GENERATED ULTRASOUND; LOCATION PROBLEMS; MULTIPLE POINTS; NON DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION; OPTIMISATIONS; RBF KERNELS; TIME OF FLIGHT; TIMES OF FLIGHTS; WAVE FORMS;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; GAUSSIAN NOISE (ELECTRONIC); LASERS; LOCATION; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; POSITION CONTROL; SENSORS; SURFACE STRUCTURE; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS;

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS;

EID: 70349410243     PISSN: 08883270     EISSN: 10961216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymssp.2009.05.018     Document Type: Article

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