TY - GEN
T1 - Detection of Cracks under Cover and Corrosion using UHF Probe
AU - Ur Rahman, Mohammed Saif
AU - Mustapha, Ademola Akeem
AU - Abou-Khousa, Mohamed A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This paper is based upon work supported by Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE, under award No. CIRA-2020-037.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 IEEE.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Detection of cracks under cover poses a significant challenge to several non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques. In microwave NDT, detection of cracks is largely dependent on crack orientation and dimensions, type of dielectric cover, and its overall thickness. In this paper, we demonstrate the imaging capability of a UHF probe towards crack detection under cover and corroded metal. The ability of the probe to detect cracks under cover with different materials and thicknesses is highlighted through the high contrast images produced by the probe. Furthermore, the images of the crack under different covers are benchmarked to a Ka-band rectangular aperture probe image. Additionally, images of a crack under corrosion rendered by the probe are also included to emphasize the potential of the probe to produce high-quality images of practically relevant samples at a much lower frequency.
AB - Detection of cracks under cover poses a significant challenge to several non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques. In microwave NDT, detection of cracks is largely dependent on crack orientation and dimensions, type of dielectric cover, and its overall thickness. In this paper, we demonstrate the imaging capability of a UHF probe towards crack detection under cover and corroded metal. The ability of the probe to detect cracks under cover with different materials and thicknesses is highlighted through the high contrast images produced by the probe. Furthermore, the images of the crack under different covers are benchmarked to a Ka-band rectangular aperture probe image. Additionally, images of a crack under corrosion rendered by the probe are also included to emphasize the potential of the probe to produce high-quality images of practically relevant samples at a much lower frequency.
KW - corrosion
KW - crack detection
KW - microwave imaging
KW - nondestructive testing
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U2 - 10.1109/I2MTC48687.2022.9806572
DO - 10.1109/I2MTC48687.2022.9806572
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85134431015
T3 - Conference Record - IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference
BT - I2MTC 2022 - IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2022 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, I2MTC 2022
Y2 - 16 May 2022 through 19 May 2022
ER -