Signal to noise studies on thermographic data with fabricated defects for defense structures

Joseph N. Zalameda; Nik Rajic; Marc Genest

doi:10.1117/12.669134

18 April 2006 Signal to noise studies on thermographic data with fabricated defects for defense structures

Joseph N. Zalameda, Nik Rajic, Marc Genest

Proceedings Volume 6205, Thermosense XXVIII; 620518 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669134
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2006, Orlando (Kissimmee), Florida, United States

Abstract

There is a growing international interest in thermal inspection systems for asset life assessment and management of defense platforms. The efficacy of flash thermography is generally enhanced by applying image processing algorithms to the observations of raw temperature. Improving the defect signal to noise ratio (SNR) is of primary interest to reduce false calls and allow for easier interpretation of a thermal inspection image. Several factors affecting defect SNR were studied such as data compression and reconstruction using principal component analysis and time window processing.

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Joseph N. Zalameda, Nik Rajic, and Marc Genest "Signal to noise studies on thermographic data with fabricated defects for defense structures", Proc. SPIE 6205, Thermosense XXVIII, 620518 (18 April 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669134

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