The Research of Signal Processing in Ultrasonic Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation

Abstract:

The development of signal processing technology not only improves the reliability of qualitative and quantitative ultrasound detection, but also promotes the sensitivity and precision. This paper introduces the new progress of signal processing technology in application of Ultrasonic Nondestructive Testing, including the basic principle, characteristic and localization of Wavelet Transform, Adaptive Filter Technique, Artificial Neural Network and Support Vector Machine application in Ultrasonic Testing, and the trend of development in the future.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 712-715)
• Pages: 2069-2075
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.712-715.2069
• Online since: June 2013
• Authors: Chun An Ai, Qiao Wang, Zhi Gao Xu
• Keywords: Adaptive Filter Technique, Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Support Vector Machine (SVM), Ultrasonic Testing (UT), Wavelet Transform (WT)

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