From the pioneering works of Gericke [O. R. Gericke, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 35, 364–368 (1963)] and some other researchers [L. Adler, K. V. Cook, and W. A. Simpson, ‘‘Ultrasonic frequency analysis,’’ in Research Techniques in Nondestructive Testing, edited by R. S. Sharpe (Academic, London, 1977), Vol. 3; A. F. Brown, ‘‘Ultrasonic spectroscopy,’’ in Ultrasonic Testing, edited by J. Szilard (Wiley, New York, 1982)], frequency spectra of ultrasonic returns form hidden flaws carry a rich amount of information usable for flaw characterization. With a proper modeling of these ultrasonic echoes, the effectiveness of such frequency analyses can be further enhanced by a process called deconvolution or inverse filtering. In this paper, the performances of several deconvolution algorithms when applied to ultrasonic pulse echoes from artificial flaws embedded in some aluminum blocks are investigated. The relative computational complexities of these algorithms are also analyzed and compared. Empirical results shall justify the applications of these algorithms for flaw characterization. Furthermore, on comparing the experimental results, simpler implementations and higher efficiencies should favor the use of the spectrum‐based deconvolution techniques over time‐domain techniques.
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March 1990
March 01 1990
On effective spectrum‐based ultrasonic deconvolution techniques for hidden flaw characterization
C. H. Chen;
C. H. Chen
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Southeastern Massachusetts University, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts 02747
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S. K. Sin
S. K. Sin
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Southeastern Massachusetts University, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts 02747
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J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 87, 976–987 (1990)
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Received:
May 24 1989
Accepted:
November 13 1989
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C. H. Chen, S. K. Sin; On effective spectrum‐based ultrasonic deconvolution techniques for hidden flaw characterization. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 1 March 1990; 87 (3): 976–987. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.399433
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