Characterization Improvement Through Signal Processing: Application to Radiography Inspection — 3D Reconstruction

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurence Chatellier ◽  
Valery E. Just ◽  
Louis Fournier ◽  
Bruno Charbonnier ◽  
Lionel Robillard
Keyword(s):  
Signal Processing ◽  
3D Reconstruction ◽  
Incidence Angle ◽  
Vertical Direction ◽  
Regulatory Requirements ◽  
Reconstruction Process ◽  
Processing Application ◽  
Improved Accuracy ◽  
Service Inspection

During in-service inspections, experts are faced with the delicate task of establishing a complete diagnosis of defects from radiographs. Should a defect be detected, one must be able to demonstrate that the component still meets regulatory requirements. Thus, it is essential to be able to characterize precisely the defect, especially when the demonstration relies on mechanical calculus. However the characterization of the defect by only g or X-ray is sometimes very difficult, and the justification process can thus be jeopardized. In such cases, signal processing can be very helpful for the interpretation of the data and for the characterization (positioning and sizing) of the defect. This paper presents a 3-D reconstruction processing in hard conditions representatives of pipe inspections: the incidence angle is very reduced and thus the radiographs contain very little information along the vertical direction. The reconstruction process relies on the estimation of the attenuation. It is called inversion because it restores the attenuation from both data and prior information. The method has been tested on radiographs of a block with real defects and the performances were evaluated from a mock-up with several electro-drilled cylindrical defects. Even in the case of limited incidence, the method provides very useful 3D results. Moreover this process can be applied whatever the nature of the source. When a larger source is used in order to inspect thick components, signal processing allows to reduce the inevitable blur which leads to improved accuracy. In conclusion, signal processing and especially 3D reconstruction in the case of radiography can turn out to be a key step fur in-service inspection of major NPP components.

Detection, Averaging, and 3D Reconstruction of Biological Specimens on Hypercubes (Transputer-based) Computers

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 454-455
Author(s):  
Jose-Maria Carazo ◽  
I. Benavides ◽  
S. Marco ◽  
J.L. Carrascosa ◽  
E.L. Zapata
Keyword(s):  
3D Reconstruction ◽  
3D Structure ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Software Tools ◽  
Mapping Method ◽  
Computer Architectures ◽  
Parallel Computer ◽  
Reconstruction Process ◽  
Computing Power ◽  
Order Of Magnitude

Obtaining the three-dimensional (3D) structure of negatively stained biological specimens at a resolution of, typically, 2 - 4 nm is becoming a relatively common practice in an increasing number of laboratories. A combination of new conceptual approaches, new software tools, and faster computers have made this situation possible. However, all these 3D reconstruction processes are quite computer intensive, and the middle term future is full of suggestions entailing an even greater need of computing power. Up to now all published 3D reconstructions in this field have been performed on conventional (sequential) computers, but it is a fact that new parallel computer architectures represent the potential of order-of-magnitude increases in computing power and should, therefore, be considered for their possible application in the most computing intensive tasks.We have studied both shared-memory-based computer architectures, like the BBN Butterfly, and local-memory-based architectures, mainly hypercubes implemented on transputers, where we have used the algorithmic mapping method proposed by Zapata el at. In this work we have developed the basic software tools needed to obtain a 3D reconstruction from non-crystalline specimens (“single particles”) using the so-called Random Conical Tilt Series Method. We start from a pair of images presenting the same field, first tilted (by ≃55°) and then untilted. It is then assumed that we can supply the system with the image of the particle we are looking for (ideally, a 2D average from a previous study) and with a matrix describing the geometrical relationships between the tilted and untilted fields (this step is now accomplished by interactively marking a few pairs of corresponding features in the two fields). From here on the 3D reconstruction process may be run automatically.

scholarly journals Change point detection with multiple alternatives reveals parallel evaluation of the same stream of evidence along distinct timescales

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexa Booras ◽  
Tanner Stevenson ◽  
Connor N. McCormack ◽  
Marie E. Rhoads ◽  
Timothy D. Hanks
Keyword(s):  
Change Point ◽  
Neural Mechanism ◽  
Detection Task ◽  
Change Point Detection ◽  
Model Free ◽  
Evidence Evaluation ◽  
Parallel Evaluation ◽  
Point Detection ◽  
Improved Accuracy

AbstractIn order to behave appropriately in a rapidly changing world, individuals must be able to detect when changes occur in that environment. However, at any given moment, there are a multitude of potential changes of behavioral significance that could occur. Here we investigate how knowledge about the space of possible changes affects human change point detection. We used a stochastic auditory change point detection task that allowed model-free and model-based characterization of the decision process people employ. We found that subjects can simultaneously apply distinct timescales of evidence evaluation to the same stream of evidence when there are multiple types of changes possible. Informative cues that specified the nature of the change led to improved accuracy for change point detection through mechanisms involving both the timescales of evidence evaluation and adjustments of decision bounds. These results establish three important capacities of information processing for decision making that any proposed neural mechanism of evidence evaluation must be able to support: the ability to simultaneously employ multiple timescales of evidence evaluation, the ability to rapidly adjust those timescales, and the ability to modify the amount of information required to make a decision in the context of flexible timescales.

scholarly journals Characterization of Dielectric Materials by Sparse Signal Processing With Iterative Dictionary Updates

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Udaya S. K. P. Miriya Thanthrige ◽  
Jan Barowski ◽  
Ilona Rolfes ◽  
Daniel Erni ◽  
Thomas Kaiser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Signal Processing ◽  
Dielectric Materials ◽  
Sparse Signal ◽  
Sparse Signal Processing

Accurate characterization of coal pore and fissure structure based on CT 3D reconstruction and NMR

2021 ◽  
Vol 96 ◽  
pp. 104242
Author(s):  
Wei Liu ◽  
Gang Wang ◽  
Dongyang Han ◽  
Hao Xu ◽  
Xiangyu Chu
Keyword(s):  
3D Reconstruction

Characterization of the morning transition from downslope to upslope winds and its connection with the nocturnal inversion breakup at the foot of a gentle slope

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia Farina ◽  
Dino Zardi ◽  
Silvana Di Sabatino ◽  
Mattia Marchio ◽  
Francesco Barbano
Keyword(s):  
Salt Lake ◽  
Vertical Direction ◽  
Blow Down ◽  
Physical Mechanisms ◽  
Morning Transition ◽  
Thermally Driven ◽  
Slope Wind ◽  
Slope Flow ◽  
Nocturnal Inversion

<p>Thermally driven winds observed in complex terrain are characterized by a daily cycle dominated by two main phases: a diurnal phase in which winds blow upslope (anabatic), and a nocturnal one in which they revert their direction and blow down slope (katabatic). This alternating pattern also implies two transition phases, following sunrise and sunset respectively. </p><p>Here we study the up-slope component of the slope wind with a focus on the morning transition based on from the MATERHORN experiment, performed in Salt Lake Desert (Utah) between Fall 2012 and Spring 2013. </p><p>The analysis develops along three main paths of investigation. The first one is the selection of the suitable conditions for the study of the diurnal component and the characterization of the morning transition. The second one focuses on the deep analysis of the erosion of the nocturnal inversion at the foot of the slope in order to investigate the physical mechanisms driving it. And the third one consists in the comparison between the experimental data and the results of an analytical model (Zardi and Serafin, 2015). The study of the morning transition in the selected case studies allowed its characterization in terms of the relation with the solar radiation cycle, in terms of its seasonality and in terms of its propagation along the slope and along the vertical direction. Most of the results of this investigation are related to the identification of the main mechanisms of erosion of the nocturnal inversion at the foot of the slope and to its role to the beginning of the transition itself. Finally, it is shown how the above model can fairly reproduce the cycle between anabatic and katabatic flow and their intensity.</p><p>Zardi, D. and S. Serafin, 2015: An analytic solution for daily-periodic thermally-driven slope flow. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 141, 1968–1974.</p>

scholarly journals Filamentation Time Diagnosis of Thinning Troughs and Cutoff Lows

2010 ◽  
Vol 138 (6) ◽  
pp. 2327-2335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Ming Tsai ◽  
Hung-Chi Kuo ◽  
Wayne H. Schubert
Keyword(s):  
Potential Vorticity ◽  
Vertical Direction ◽  
Spherical Coordinates ◽  
Curvature Effects ◽  
Velocity Gradients ◽  
Shearing Deformation ◽  
Cutoff Low ◽  
The Tropics ◽  
Improved Accuracy ◽  
Time Diagnosis

Abstract This paper analyzes synoptic-scale trough-thinning processes using a filamentation time diagnostic. The filamentation time diagnostic is derived from the potential vorticity equation expressed in spherical coordinates in the horizontal plane and the isentropic coordinate in the vertical direction. The diagnostic is an accurate measure of stirring processes under the condition of “slowly varying velocity gradients.” Trough-thinning processes are analyzed for one tropical example and two midlatitude examples. The results indicate that the filamentation time for the tropical trough-thinning event is generally longer than those for the midlatitude trough events. In addition to the effects of stretching and shearing deformation, the filamentation time diagnostic contains the effects of divergence. For the calculation of filamentation time on isentropic surfaces in spherical coordinates, it is acceptable to ignore the curvature effects in the tropics; however, in both the midlatitudes and the tropics, isentropic divergence effects should be retained for improved accuracy. Combining an analysis of cross potential vorticity contour flows on isentropic surfaces with the filamentation time analysis gives a more complete description of the dynamics. The results show that the filamentation time diagnostic can serve as a useful aid in the analysis and prediction of trough thinning and cutoff-low formation.

New Needs of Fracture Mechanic Analysis at Design and Operation Level: Status of French Nuclear Mechanical Codes

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claude Faidy
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Mechanic ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Regulatory Requirements ◽  
Mechanic Analysis ◽  
Term Operation ◽  
Fracture Mechanic Analysis ◽  
Class 1 ◽  
Leak Before Break ◽  
Service Inspection

Based on ASME Boilers and Pressure Vessels Code the major fracture mechanic analysis is limited to protection of class 1 components to brittle fracture. All the Operators of future plants have to enlarge the scope of these analyses to different concepts, at design or operation stage: - brittle and ductile analysis of hypothetical large flaw - leak before break approach - break exclusion concept - incredibility of failure of high integrity components - end of fabrication acceptable defect - in-service inspection performance - acceptable standards in operation - Long Term Operation (LTO) All these requirements needs a procedure, an analysis method with material properties and criteria. After a short overview of each topic, the paper will present how RCC-M, RSE-M French Codes and ASME III and XI take care of all these new modern regulatory requirements.

scholarly journals 3D reconstruction and digitalization of an archeological site, Itanos, Crete

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudy Ercek ◽  
Didier Viviers ◽  
Nadine Warzée
Keyword(s):  
3D Reconstruction ◽  
Close Collaboration ◽  
Reconstruction Process ◽  
Mediterranean Studies ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
French School ◽  
The City ◽  
Archeological Site ◽  
Made In

<p>The city of Itanos is situated in the North-East of Crete. Between 1994 and 2005, the French School of Archaeology at Athens (Efa) and the Center for Mediterranean Studies in Rethymnon carried out excavation campaigns during which a necropolis and an Archaic building have been explored by a team of the CReA. A very close collaboration between archeologists, engineers and computer graphic designers allowed the 3D reconstruction of these remains. The archeologist was able to directly verify his hypotheses during the reconstruction process. In summer 2007 and 2008, a 3D digitalization of Itanos was made in order to insert the 3D reconstructions into the actual landscape.</p>

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