A Simple Strategy to Reduce the Standing Wave Heat Pattern in Vibro-Thermography Based on 2D-FFT †
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Vibro-Thermography Fundamentals and SWs Pattern Problem
3. Proposed Algorithm
3.1. Pre-Processing: Polynomial Surface Fitting for Detrending
3.2. Frequency Domain Analysis and Adaptive Masking
4. Results and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Data | Detrended Data | Filtered Data | |
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Hollow cylinder | 0.48 | 0.20 | 0.13 |
Plate | 2.40 | 2.86 | 4.80 |
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Laureti, S.; Ishikawa, M.; Zito, R.; Ricci, M.; Nishino, H. A Simple Strategy to Reduce the Standing Wave Heat Pattern in Vibro-Thermography Based on 2D-FFT. Proceedings 2025, 129, 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2025129009
Laureti S, Ishikawa M, Zito R, Ricci M, Nishino H. A Simple Strategy to Reduce the Standing Wave Heat Pattern in Vibro-Thermography Based on 2D-FFT. Proceedings. 2025; 129(1):9. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2025129009
Chicago/Turabian StyleLaureti, Stefano, Masashi Ishikawa, Rocco Zito, Marco Ricci, and Hideo Nishino. 2025. "A Simple Strategy to Reduce the Standing Wave Heat Pattern in Vibro-Thermography Based on 2D-FFT" Proceedings 129, no. 1: 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2025129009
APA StyleLaureti, S., Ishikawa, M., Zito, R., Ricci, M., & Nishino, H. (2025). A Simple Strategy to Reduce the Standing Wave Heat Pattern in Vibro-Thermography Based on 2D-FFT. Proceedings, 129(1), 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2025129009