This work presents computer-aided scan path generation for robotic non-destructive testing
of complex shaped test-pieces. Off-line programmed scan path was used to robotically …

The automation of robotically delivered nondestructive evaluation inspection shares many
aims with traditional manufacture machining. This paper presents a new hardware and …

With the rapid development of material science, more and more workpieces, especially
workpieces with complex curved surfaces, are being made of composite materials. Robotic …

This study uses data from Mao-Luo-Hsi Bridge to model the bridge structure and a set of
developed alarm and action values to formulate guidelines for bridge maintenance and …

Micro-defects located on complex geometrical structures are difficult to inspect using
traditional non-destructive testing (NDT) equipment, especially for those aerospace …

Non-destructive testing (NDT) plays a critical role in controlling the structural integrity
(therefore the quality) of aeronautical parts, during fabrication as well as during …

Automation of non-destructive testing (NDT) of engineering components and structures
represents one of the strategic objectives of many industries. It enables increases in …

To reduce the inspection time for evaluating defects in geometrically complex structures, this
study investigates a more efficient scheme in which the t est o bject is grasped by the r obot …

At present, high speed dual purpose rail/road vehicles employing fixed non-destructive
testing (NDT) sensors are used to inspect rails. Due to the uncertainties in characterisation …

Nondestructive testing has become an essential part of the maintenance of modern gas
turbine blades and vanes since it provides an increase in both safety against critical failure …