Defect classification based on rectangular pulsed eddy current sensor in different directions

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 26-31

  He, Yunze ^a   Luo, Feilu ^a   Pan, Mengchun ^a   Hu, Xiangchao ^a   Gao, Junzhe ^a   Liu, Bo ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Defect classification; Feature extraction; Pulsed eddy current (PEC); Rectangular exciting coil

Indexed keywords

BLIND TEST; DEFECT CLASSIFICATION; DIFFERENTIAL RESPONSE; ELECTROMAGNETIC NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; EXCITING COIL; MAGNETIC INDUCTION; PICK-UP COILS; PULSED EDDY CURRENT; PULSED EDDY-CURRENT SENSORS; RESPONSE SIGNAL; RISING TIME; SUBSURFACE DEFECT; TIME DOMAIN; TIME TO PEAK;

EDDY CURRENTS; FEATURE EXTRACTION; SENSORS; SURFACE DEFECTS;

EDDY CURRENT TESTING;

EID: 76449092828     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2009.11.012     Document Type: Article

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