This paper discusses a non-destructive evaluation (NDE) technique for the detection of
damage in composite aircraft structures following high energy wide area blunt impact …

The detection of major damage to composite aerospace structures, specifically damage to
skins, stringers and frames, remains a challenge of NDE tests performed from the skin side …

This paper focuses on defect localization in a composite skin-to-stringer stiffened panel
representative of modern aircraft construction by an ultrasonic scanning system using multi …

This paper describes an ultrasonic scanning system for the inspection of stiffened composite
panels used in modern aircraft construction based on elastic constant identification …

Advanced composite materials are being increasingly used in state-of-the-art aircraft and
aerospace structures due to their many desirable properties. However, such composite …

This paper is concerned with the detection of low velocity impact and the associated internal
damage in composite structures using Lamb waves. Impact tests are carried out on a cross …

In this study, the use of angled-beam ultrasonic NDE was explored for the potential
characterization of the hidden regions of impact damage in composites. Simulated studies …

This article demonstrates a rapid, fully non-contact inspection technique for a full-scale
complex composite structural component using air-coupled ultrasonic guided waves. The …

Ultrasonic guided-wave testing is widely utilized for damage detection in plate-like structural
components, including composite aircraft fuselage and wing panels. Many guided-wave …

Composite materials such as carbon fiber reinforced panels offer many advantages for
aerospace applications, eg, good strength to weight ratio. However, impact during the …