Eddy current measurement for planar structures

Z Xia, R Huang, Z Chen, K Yu, Z Zhang, JR Salas-Avila… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Eddy current (EC) testing has become one of the most common techniques for measuring
metallic planar structures in various industrial scenarios such as infrastructures, automotive …

Measurement of coating thickness using lift-off point of intersection features from pulsed eddy current signals

Y Wang, M Fan, B Cao, B Ye, D Wen - NDT & E International, 2020 - Elsevier
In industries, the thickness measurement of non-ferromagnetic coatings on a ferromagnetic
substrate is a difficult problem. In this paper, we proposed a simple but liftoff insensitive …

Determination of surface crack orientation based on thin-skin regime using triple-coil drive–pickup eddy-current sensor

M Lu, X Meng, R Huang, L Chen, Z Tang… - IEEE Transactions …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Electromagnetic sensors have been used for inspecting small surface defects of metals.
Based on the eddy-current (EC) thin-skin regime, a revised algorithm is proposed for a triple …

Thickness measurement of metallic plates with finite planar dimension using eddy current method

R Huang, M Lu, A Peyton, W Yin - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Until now, the Dodd-Deeds model has been used to evaluate the inductance change in an
air-cored sensor in the presence of an infinitely large conducting plate. In practice, it can be …

Lift-off invariant inductance of steels in multi-frequency eddy-current testing

M Lu, X Meng, R Huang, L Chen, A Peyton, W Yin - NDT & E International, 2021 - Elsevier
Eddy current testing can be used to interrogate steels but it is hampered by the lift-off
distance of the sensor. Previously, the lift-off point of intersection (LOI) feature has been …

Measuring lift-off distance and electromagnetic property of metal using dual-frequency linearity feature

M Lu, X Meng, R Huang, L Chen… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Lift-offs of the sensor could significantly affect the measurement signal and reconstruction of
material properties when using the electromagnetic (inductive) eddy current (EC) sensor …

Evaluation of coating thickness using lift-off insensitivity of eddy current sensor

X Meng, M Lu, W Yin, A Bennecer, KJ Kirk - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Defect detection in ferromagnetic substrates is often hampered by nonmagnetic coating
thickness variation when using conventional eddy current testing technique. The lift-off …

An eddy-current testing method for measuring the thickness of metallic plates

A Sardellitti, F Milano, M Laracca… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Thickness measurements of metallic plates are mandatory in many industrial scenarios.
Methods based on eddy-current testing (ECT) are ideal for fast and accurate online …

Thickness measurement of metallic film based on a high-frequency feature of triple-coil electromagnetic eddy current sensor

M Lu, L Chen, X Meng, R Huang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Previously, various techniques have been proposed for reducing the lift-off effect on the
thickness measurement of the nonmagnetic films, including the peak-frequency feature and …

Liftoff tolerant pancake eddy-current sensor for the thickness and spacing measurement of nonmagnetic plates

M Lu, X Meng, R Huang, L Chen… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The liftoff spacing distance between the eddy current (EC) sensor and the test piece will
influence the detected signals and accuracy of the measurement. Various techniques …