A study of active thermography approaches for the non-destructive testing and evaluation of aerospace structures

Avdelidis, NP; Ibarra-Castanedo, C; Marioli-Riga, ZP; Bendada, A; Maldague, XPV

dc.contributor.author	Avdelidis, NP	en
dc.contributor.author	Ibarra-Castanedo, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Marioli-Riga, ZP	en
dc.contributor.author	Bendada, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Maldague, XPV	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:51:32Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:51:32Z
dc.date.issued	2008	en
dc.identifier.issn	0277786X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/35543
dc.subject	Active thermography	en
dc.subject	Composites	en
dc.subject	Defects	en
dc.subject	GLARE	en
dc.subject	Inspection	en
dc.subject.other	Aircraft	en
dc.subject.other	Delamination	en
dc.subject.other	Maintenance	en
dc.subject.other	Nondestructive examination	en
dc.subject.other	Structural design	en
dc.subject.other	Active thermography	en
dc.subject.other	Aerospace structures	en
dc.subject.other	Pulsed phase thermography (PPT)	en
dc.subject.other	Thermography (imaging)	en
dc.title	A study of active thermography approaches for the non-destructive testing and evaluation of aerospace structures	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1117/12.771082	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.771082	en
heal.identifier.secondary	693918	en
heal.publicationDate	2008	en
heal.abstract	The prerequisite for more competent and cost effective aircraft has led to the evolution of innovative testing and evaluation procedures. Non-destructive testing and evaluation (NDT & E) techniques for assessing the integrity of an aircraft structure are essential to both reduce manufacturing costs and out of service time of aircraft due to maintenance. Nowadays, active - transient thermal NDT & E (i.e. thermography) is commonly used for assessing aircraft composites. This research work evaluates the potential of pulsed thermography (PT) and/or pulsed phase thermography (PPT) for assessing defects (i.e. impact damage and inclusions for delaminations) on GLARE and GLARE type composites. Finally, in the case of the detection of inserts - delaminations C-Scan ultrasonic testing was also used with the intention of providing supplementary results.	en
heal.journalName	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1117/12.771082	en
dc.identifier.volume	6939	en