Non-contact inspection methods for wind turbine blade maintenance: techno–economic review of techniques for integration with industry 4.0

A Aminzadeh, M Dimitrova, MS Meiabadi… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Wind energy has emerged as a critical source of renewable energy worldwide, and the
performance of wind turbines relies heavily on the quality and design of their blades …

NDE 4.0—a design thinking perspective

J Vrana, R Singh - Journal of nondestructive evaluation, 2021 - Springer
Cyber technologies are offering new horizons for quality control in manufacturing and safety
assurance in-service of physical assets. The line between non-destructive evaluation (NDE) …

Interpreting learning models in manufacturing processes: towards explainable AI methods to improve trust in classifier predictions

CV Goldman, M Baltaxe, D Chakraborty… - Journal of Industrial …, 2023 - Elsevier
Smart manufacturing processes, building upon machine learning (ML) models could
potentially reduce the pre-production testing and validation time for new processes. Beyond …

Deep learning models for analysis of non‐destructive evaluation data to evaluate reinforced concrete bridge decks: A survey

DN Lavadiya, S Dorafshan - Engineering Reports, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Application of deep learning (DL) for automatic condition assessment of bridge decks has
been on the raise in the last few years. From the published literature, it is evident that lot of …

Introduction to NDE 4.0

J Vrana, N Meyendorf, N Ida, R Singh - Handbook of nondestructive …, 2022 - Springer
Cyber technologies are offering new horizons for quality control in manufacturing and safety
assurance of physical assets in service. The line between non-destructive evaluation (NDE) …

[HTML][HTML] Magnetic particle inspection optimization solution within the frame of NDT 4.0

AI Sacarea, G Oancea, L Parv - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
The quality of product and process is one of the most important factors in achieving
constructively and then functionally safe products in any industry. Over the years, the …

NDE 4.0: new paradigm for the NDE inspection personnel

M Bertovic, I Virkkunen - Handbook of Nondestructive Evaluation 4.0, 2022 - Springer
Nondestructive evaluation (NDE) is entering an era of the fourth industrial revolution and will
undergo a major transformation. NDE is a vital part of industry and a successful move to …

Nondestructive evaluation 4.0: ultrasonic intelligent nondestructive testing and evaluation for composites

S Liu, F Liu, Y Yang, L Li, Z Li - Research in Nondestructive …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
With the continuous promotion of Industry 4.0, the mass production of composites will be
entering Industry 4.0 in the near future. With respect to quality control, nondestructive testing …

[HTML][HTML] Implementation strategy for launch and performance improvement of high throughput manufacturing inspection systems

JP Spicer, D Chakraborty, M Wincek, J Abell - Manufacturing Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
Product technologies are changing rapidly in advanced automotive propulsion systems.
These products are driving the need for new manufacturing processes and new inspection …

Dual-use strain sensors for acoustic emission and quasi-static bending measurements

J Stiefvater, Y Kang, A de Clerck, S Mao, N Jones… - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
In this paper, a MEMS piezoresistive ultrathin silicon membrane-based strain sensor is
presented. The sensor's ability to capture an acoustic emission signal is demonstrated using …