The application of topological gradients to defect identification in magnetic flux leakage-type NDT

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3221-3224

  Li, M ^a   Lowther, D A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Inverse problems; magnetic flux leakage signals; nondestructive testing; topology optimization

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY;

3D FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; DEFECT IDENTIFICATION; IMAGING METHOD; MAGNETIC FLUX LEAKAGE; MAGNETIC FLUX LEAKAGE SIGNAL; SHAPE AND SIZE; TOPOLOGICAL GRADIENT; TOPOLOGICAL SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

MAGNETIC LEAKAGE;

EID: 77954847042     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2010.2045744     Document Type: Article

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