Fast, Accurate, and Reliable Detection of Damage in Aircraft Composites by Advanced Synergistic Infrared Thermography and Phased Array Techniques
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Abstract
This paper presents an advanced methodology for the detection of damage in aircraft composite materials based on the sensor fusion of two image-based non-destructive evaluation techniques. Both of the techniques, phased-array ultrasonics and infra-red thermography, are benchmarked on an aircraft-grade painted composite material skin panel with stringers. The sensors systems for carrying out the inspections have been developed and miniaturized for being integrated on a vortex-robotic platform inspector, in the framework of a larger research initiative, the Horizon-2020 ‘CompInnova’ project.
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OpenAlex topics: Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques · Calibration and Measurement Techniques · Advanced Sensor Technologies Research
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School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing, Cranfield University, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK
Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece
Funding
H2020 Future and Emerging Technologies
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