Active infrared thermography is a fast and accurate non-destructive evaluation technique
that is of particular relevance to the aerospace industry for the inspection of aircraft and …

Composite materials are increasingly used in the aerospace industry. To fully realise the
weight saving potential along with superior mechanical properties that composites offer in …

Additive manufacturing (AM) has revolutionised the manufacturing world due to its unique
advantages, such as the ability to create complex geometries, work with dissimilar metallic …

Impact induced combined damage in composite laminates attracts great attention due to its
significant degradation of the structural integrity. However, the provision of the quantitative …

This paper introduces a new method to improve the reliability and confidence level of defect
depth measurement based on pulsed thermographic inspection by addressing the over …

Carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites are now a common occurrence in the
aerospace sector especially with their introduction into the aero-engine. With their ever …

The key idea in this paper is to propose multi-labels classification algorithms to handle
benchmark thermal datasets that are practically associated with different data characteristics …

Non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques have become attractive trends of product
manufacturing, installation and post-maintenance in the aerospace, automotive and …

In the context of non-destructive testing, quantification of uncertainty caused by various
factors such as inspection technique, testing environment and the operator is important and …

Defects detected by most thermographic inspection are represented in the form of 2D image,
which might limit the understanding of where the defects initiate and how they grow over …