Image Processing and Artificial Intelligence for Detection and Interpretation of Ultrasonic Test Signals

Abstract

Detection of flaws is an important industrial concern. For example, aircraft and nuclear-power reactor owners and regulatory authorities need effective means of detecting flaws that could pose a threat to public safety. Operators of costly equipment require information on serviceinduced flaws to be able to make run-or-retire decisions. As the cost of parts and concerns for public safety increase, the importance of flaw detection and size est-imation has likewise escalated.