Advanced Imaging of Hidden Damage Under Aircraft Coatings (Preprint)

Abstract

The paper describes the evaluation of several advanced imaging methods for detecting damage hidden under aircraft coating systems. The specific imaging technologies include thermographic imaging, mid-infrared imaging, and terahertz imaging which are all relatively mature and widely known throughout the scientific community.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA456945

Entities

People

  • Adam Cooney
  • James Blackshire

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Damage Detection
  • Data Processing
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Digital Images
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Spectra
  • Heat Energy
  • Materials
  • Scattering
  • Spectra
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Three Dimensional
  • Visual Inspection
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.