ISSN:
1432-2110
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract The sensitivity of ultrasonic features to the condition of the adherend-adhesive interface in composite joints was studied. The inspected specimens represent different bonding characteristics due to the variety of surface pretreatments to the composite adherends. Each signal obtained from ultrasonic inspection of a specimen was characterized by a feature vector, consisting of features derived from both the time and frequency domain representations of the signal. Some of the features were found to be significantly sensitive to the interfacial characteristics of the joints. The sensitivity was verified by means of conventional statistical tests. The sensitivity of the features enabled the application of basic pattern recognition techniques for the classification of the joints according to the surface preparation of the adherends.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01626080
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