scholarly journals Latest Advances in Common Signal Processing of Pulsed Thermography for Enhanced Detectability: A Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 12168
Author(s):  
Yoonjae Chung ◽  
Seungju Lee ◽  
Wontae Kim
Keyword(s):  
Signal Processing ◽  
Infrared Thermography ◽  
Heat Diffusion ◽  
Thermal Excitation ◽  
Non Destructive Testing ◽  
Destructive Testing ◽  
Pulsed Thermography ◽  
Processing Techniques ◽  
Non Destructive ◽  
Signal Processing Techniques

Non-destructive testing (NDT) is a broad group of testing and analysis techniques used in science and industry to evaluate the properties of a material, structure, or system for characteristic defects and discontinuities without causing damage. Recently, infrared thermography is one of the most promising technologies as it can inspect a large area quickly using a non-contact and non-destructive method. Moreover, thermography testing has proved to be a valuable approach for non-destructive testing and evaluation of structural stability of materials. Pulsed thermography is one of the active thermography technologies that utilizes external energy heating. However, due to the non-uniform heating, lateral heat diffusion, environmental noise, and limited parameters of the thermal imaging system, there are some difficulties in detecting and characterizing defects. In order to improve this limitation, various signal processing techniques have been developed through many previous studies. This review presents the latest advances and exhaustive summary of representative signal processing techniques used in pulsed thermography according to physical principles and thermal excitation sources. First, the basic concept of infrared thermography non-destructive testing is introduced. Next, the principle of conventional pulsed thermography and signal processing technologies for non-destructive testing are reviewed. Then, we review advances and recent advances in each signal processing. Finally, the latest research trends are reviewed.

Advanced Signal Processing Techniques in Non-Destructive Testing

2011 ◽  
pp. 127-146
Author(s):  
A. Al-Ataby ◽  
W. Al-Nuaimy
Keyword(s):  
Pattern Recognition ◽  
Signal Processing ◽  
Non Destructive Testing ◽  
Destructive Testing ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Processing Techniques ◽  
Non Destructive ◽  
Signal Processing Techniques

This chapter describes some recent advances in signal processing as applied to NDT problems. This is an area that has made progress for over twenty years and its importance is gaining attention gradually, especially since the new advanced techniques in signal processing and pattern recognition.

scholarly journals Development and Application of Infrared Thermography Non-Destructive Testing Techniques

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (14) ◽  
pp. 3851
Author(s):  
Zhi Qu ◽  
Peng Jiang ◽  
Weixu Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Nondestructive Testing ◽  
Infrared Thermography ◽  
Infrared Image ◽  
Development Trend ◽  
Thermal Excitation ◽  
Non Destructive Testing ◽  
Destructive Testing ◽  
Infrared Image Processing ◽  
Testing Techniques ◽  
Non Destructive

Effective testing of defects in various materials is an important guarantee to ensure its safety performance. Compared with traditional non-destructive testing (NDT) methods, infrared thermography is a new NDT technique which has developed rapidly in recent years. Its core technologies include thermal excitation and infrared image processing. In this paper, several main infrared thermography nondestructive testing techniques are reviewed. Through the analysis and comparison of the detection principle, technical characteristics and data processing methods of these testing methods, the development of the infrared thermography nondestructive testing technique is presented. Moreover, the application and development trend are summarized.

scholarly journals Inductive Thermography as Non-Destructive Testing for Railway Rails

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 1003
Author(s):  
Christoph Tuschl ◽  
Beate Oswald-Tranta ◽  
Sven Eck
Keyword(s):  
Eddy Current ◽  
Electrical Discharge Machining ◽  
Rolling Contact ◽  
Heat Diffusion ◽  
Non Destructive Testing ◽  
Destructive Testing ◽  
Ir Camera ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Average Crack ◽  
Non Destructive

Inductive thermography is a non-destructive testing method, whereby the specimen is slightly heated with a short heating pulse (0.1–1 s) and the temperature change on the surface is recorded with an infrared (IR) camera. Eddy current is induced by means of high frequency (HF) magnetic field in the surface ‘skin’ of the specimen. Since surface cracks disturb the eddy current distribution and the heat diffusion, they become visible in the IR images. Head checks and squats are specific types of damage in railway rails related to rolling contact fatigue (RCF). Inductive thermography can be excellently used to detect head checks and squats on rails, and the method is also applicable for characterizing individual cracks as well as crack networks. Several rail pieces with head checks, with artificial electrical discharge-machining (EDM)-cuts and with a squat defect were inspected using inductive thermography. Aiming towards rail inspection of the track, 1 m long rail pieces were inspected in two different ways: first via a ‘stop-and-go’ technique, through which their subsequent images are merged together into a panorama image, and secondly via scanning during a continuous movement of the rail. The advantages and disadvantages of both methods are compared and analyzed. Special image processing tools were developed to automatically fully characterize the rail defects (average crack angle, distance between cracks and average crack length) in the recorded IR images. Additionally, finite element simulations were used to investigate the effect of the measurement setup and of the crack parameters, in order to optimize the experiments.

scholarly journals Improvement of the Non-Destructive Testing of Heritage Mural Paintings Using Stimulated Infrared Thermography and Frequency Image Processing

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Kamel Mouhoubi ◽  
Vincent Detalle ◽  
Jean-Marc Vallet ◽  
Jean-Luc Bodnar
Keyword(s):  
Infrared Thermography ◽  
Cultural Property ◽  
Wall Paintings ◽  
Non Destructive Testing ◽  
Property A ◽  
Destructive Testing ◽  
Mural Paintings ◽  
Works Of Art ◽  
Optical Effects ◽  
Non Destructive

Within the framework of conservation and assistance for the restoration of cultural property, a method of analysis assistance has been developed to help in the restoration of cultural heritage. Several collaborations have already demonstrated the possibility of defects detection (delamination, salts) in murals paintings using stimulated infrared thermography. One of the difficulties encountered with infrared thermography applied to the analysis of works of art is the remanence of the pictorial layer. This difficulty can sometimes induce detection artifacts and false positives. A method of thermograms post-processing called PPT (pulse phase thermography) is described. The possibilities offered by the PPT in terms of reducing the optical effects associated with the pictorial layer are highlighted first with a simulation, and then through experiments. This approach can significantly improve the study of painted works of art such as wall paintings.

A REVIEW ON EDDY CURRENT THERMOGRAPHY TECHNIQUE FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING APPLICATION

2016 ◽  
Vol 78 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
N. S. Rusli ◽  
I. Z. Abidin ◽  
S. A. Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Defect Detection ◽  
Eddy Current ◽  
Infrared Camera ◽  
Heat Diffusion ◽  
Non Destructive Testing ◽  
Destructive Testing ◽  
Quantitative Characterisation ◽  
Optimum Heating ◽  
Non Destructive ◽  
Eddy Current Heating

Eddy current thermography is one of the non-destructive testing techniques that provide advantages over other active thermography techniques in defect detection and analysis. The method of defect detection in eddy current thermography has become reliable due to its mode of interactions i.e. eddy current heating and heat diffusion, acquired via an infrared camera. Such ability has given the technique the advantages for non-destructive testing applications. The experimental parameters and settings which contribute towards optimum heating and defect detection capability have always been the focus of research associated with the technique. In addition, the knowledge and understanding of the characteristics heat distribution surrounding a defect is an important factor for successful inspection results. Thus, the quantitative characterisation of defect by this technique is possible compared to the conventional non-destructive which only acquired qualitative result. In this paper, a review of the eddy current thermography technique is presented which covers the physical principles of the technique, associated systems and its applications. Works on the application of the technique have been presented and discussed which demonstrates the ability of eddy current thermography for non-destructive testing of conductive materials.   

Review on Non-Destructive Testing Technique of Eddy Current Pulsed Thermography

2015 ◽  
Vol 742 ◽  
pp. 128-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Min Zhou ◽  
Jun Yang ◽  
Qi Wan
Keyword(s):  
Eddy Current ◽  
Signal Reconstruction ◽  
Infrared Image ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Non Destructive Testing ◽  
Destructive Testing ◽  
Pulsed Thermography ◽  
Pulsed Phase Thermography ◽  
Non Destructive

This paper introduces the theory of eddy current pulsed thermography and expounds the research status of eddy current pulsed thermography in application and information extraction. Thermographic signal reconstruction, pulsed phase thermography, principal component analysis were introuduced in this paper and listed some fusion multiple methods to acquire information from infrared image. At last, it summarizes research progress, existing problem and deelopment of eddy current pulsed thermography.

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