The feasibility of synthetic aperture guided wave imaging to a mobile sensor platform

NDT and E International

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 10-17

  Dobie, Gordon ^a   Gareth Pierce, S ^a   Hayward, Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automated; Guided wave; SAFT; Ultrasonic

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED; MOBILE SENSOR PLATFORM; PIEZOELECTRIC COMPOSITE TRANSDUCERS; PLATE-LIKE STRUCTURE; SAFT; SYNTHETIC APERTURE FOCUSING TECHNIQUES; SYNTHETIC APERTURE TECHNIQUES; SYNTHETIC ARRAY PROCESSING;

GUIDED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; IMAGE RESOLUTION; SENSORS; SYNTHETIC APERTURES; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS;

TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 84877857130     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2013.04.002     Document Type: Article

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