Ultrasonic Imaging of Thick Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers through Pulse-Compression-Based Phased Array
The use of pulse-compression in ultrasonic non-destructive testing has assured, in various applications, a significant improvement in the signal-to-noise ratio. In this work, the technique is combined with linear phased array to improve the sensitivity and resolution in the ultrasonic imaging of hig...
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| description | The use of pulse-compression in ultrasonic non-destructive testing has assured, in various applications, a significant improvement in the signal-to-noise ratio. In this work, the technique is combined with linear phased array to improve the sensitivity and resolution in the ultrasonic imaging of highly attenuating and scattering materials. A series of tests were conducted on a 60 mm thick carbon fiber reinforced polymer benchmark sample with known defects using a custom-made pulse-compression-based phased array system. Sector scan and total focusing method images of the sample were obtained with the developed system and were compared with those reconstructed by using a commercial pulse-echo phased array system. While an almost identical sensitivity was found in the near field, the pulse-compression-based system surpassed the standard one in the far-field producing a more accurate imaging of the deepest defects and of the backwall of the sample. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f66431b0a6b944288c7f33b3a1ccb9e32023-12-03T12:47:57ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-02-01114150810.3390/app11041508Ultrasonic Imaging of Thick Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers through Pulse-Compression-Based Phased ArrayMuhammad Khalid Rizwan0Stefano Laureti1Hubert Mooshofer2Matthias Goldammer3Marco Ricci4Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università di Perugia, 06123 Perugia, ItalyDipartimento di Ingegneria Informatica, Modellistica, Elettronica e Sistemistica, Università della Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata, ItalySIEMENS AG Corporate Technology, 81739 Munich, GermanySIEMENS AG Corporate Technology, 81739 Munich, GermanyDipartimento di Ingegneria Informatica, Modellistica, Elettronica e Sistemistica, Università della Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata, ItalyThe use of pulse-compression in ultrasonic non-destructive testing has assured, in various applications, a significant improvement in the signal-to-noise ratio. In this work, the technique is combined with linear phased array to improve the sensitivity and resolution in the ultrasonic imaging of highly attenuating and scattering materials. A series of tests were conducted on a 60 mm thick carbon fiber reinforced polymer benchmark sample with known defects using a custom-made pulse-compression-based phased array system. Sector scan and total focusing method images of the sample were obtained with the developed system and were compared with those reconstructed by using a commercial pulse-echo phased array system. While an almost identical sensitivity was found in the near field, the pulse-compression-based system surpassed the standard one in the far-field producing a more accurate imaging of the deepest defects and of the backwall of the sample.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/4/1508ultrasonic testingphased arraycoded signalschirppulse-compressionpulse-echo |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Khalid Rizwan Stefano Laureti Hubert Mooshofer Matthias Goldammer Marco Ricci Ultrasonic Imaging of Thick Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers through Pulse-Compression-Based Phased Array Applied Sciences ultrasonic testing phased array coded signals chirp pulse-compression pulse-echo |
| title | Ultrasonic Imaging of Thick Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers through Pulse-Compression-Based Phased Array |
| title_full | Ultrasonic Imaging of Thick Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers through Pulse-Compression-Based Phased Array |
| title_fullStr | Ultrasonic Imaging of Thick Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers through Pulse-Compression-Based Phased Array |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ultrasonic Imaging of Thick Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers through Pulse-Compression-Based Phased Array |
| title_short | Ultrasonic Imaging of Thick Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers through Pulse-Compression-Based Phased Array |
| title_sort | ultrasonic imaging of thick carbon fiber reinforced polymers through pulse compression based phased array |
| topic | ultrasonic testing phased array coded signals chirp pulse-compression pulse-echo |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/4/1508 |
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