Electromagnetic Sensor Arrays for Nondestructive Evaluation and Robot Control.

Abstract

It has been demonstrated that small single-turn printed loops can be used as sensors with sufficient sensitivity to be useful in NDE and robotics and that printed-circuit techniques facilitate the fabrication of arrays of small loops to provide electronic scanning with high spatial resolution. It has also been shown that deconvolution techniques improve the spatial resolution of such sensors in detecting edges and slots. Future research plans under this contract include developing a model for inductive sensor arrays; designing and building a horizontal-loop array with vertical connections; demonstrating electronic scanning in one, and perhaps two, dimension; and exploring the possibilities of arraying drivers as well as sensors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 30, 1986
Accession Number
ADA174792

Entities

People

  • A. J. Bahr
  • A. Rosengreen

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • California
  • Circuit Boards
  • Classification
  • Contracts
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Frequency
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Printed Circuits
  • Robots
  • Scientific Research
  • Security
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Thin Films

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - Autonomous System Control
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems