Nondestructive testing (NDT) technology has been widely used in modern industry to detect and evaluate damages that exist in various structures. It plays an essential role to ensure product quality and equipment safety. With the developments of new NDT theory, high-sensitivity sensors, signal processing algorithm and instrumentation, nowadays, NDT technologies can be applied to evaluate damages with high precision. However, with the emergence of more complex structures in extreme operating conditions of high temperature and complex load, NDT technologies meet new challenges.
Different physical fields, such as electromagnetic field and acoustical field, interact with damage in materials based on their distinct principles. The fusion of multi-field information can improve the capability of NDT technologies to detect tiny damages such as creep and fatigue crack with higher precision and at an earlier stage. On the other hand, new advanced AI-aided signal processing can be applied to improve quantitative evaluation. In addition, more advanced NDT technology with the advantages of non-contact, high-temperature tolerance, and high efficiency are proposed to meet special detection requirements.
This research topic in Frontiers in Physics aims to attract contributions to advanced NDT technology, multi-field information fusion, and AI-aided signal processing. We welcome original research articles and reviews on themes including, but not limited to:
• Advanced NDT technology;
• Electromagnetic nondestructive testing;
• Ultrasonic testing;
• Lamb wave testing;
• Thermography;
• Multi-field fusion in NDT;
• AI-aided signal processing;
• Material evaluation based on NDT data;
• Residual life prediction based on NDT data;
• Inspection imaging technology.
Nondestructive testing (NDT) technology has been widely used in modern industry to detect and evaluate damages that exist in various structures. It plays an essential role to ensure product quality and equipment safety. With the developments of new NDT theory, high-sensitivity sensors, signal processing algorithm and instrumentation, nowadays, NDT technologies can be applied to evaluate damages with high precision. However, with the emergence of more complex structures in extreme operating conditions of high temperature and complex load, NDT technologies meet new challenges.
Different physical fields, such as electromagnetic field and acoustical field, interact with damage in materials based on their distinct principles. The fusion of multi-field information can improve the capability of NDT technologies to detect tiny damages such as creep and fatigue crack with higher precision and at an earlier stage. On the other hand, new advanced AI-aided signal processing can be applied to improve quantitative evaluation. In addition, more advanced NDT technology with the advantages of non-contact, high-temperature tolerance, and high efficiency are proposed to meet special detection requirements.
This research topic in Frontiers in Physics aims to attract contributions to advanced NDT technology, multi-field information fusion, and AI-aided signal processing. We welcome original research articles and reviews on themes including, but not limited to:
• Advanced NDT technology;
• Electromagnetic nondestructive testing;
• Ultrasonic testing;
• Lamb wave testing;
• Thermography;
• Multi-field fusion in NDT;
• AI-aided signal processing;
• Material evaluation based on NDT data;
• Residual life prediction based on NDT data;
• Inspection imaging technology.
