Advances in Signal Processing for SHM and NDT

A special issue of Signals (ISSN 2624-6120).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 July 2022) | Viewed by 2611

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Mechanics of Materials and Structures (UGent-MMS), Ghent University, 9052 Gent, Belgium
Interests: structural health monitoring; nondestructive evaluation; machine learning; nonlinear elastic waves; ultrasonic imaging; acoustic emission; signal processing
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Cardiff School of Engineering, Cardiff University, The Parade, Queen’s Building, Cardiff CF24 3AA, UK
Interests: uncertainty quantification; Bayesian inference; structural dynamics; reduced order computational modeling; robust optimization; machine learning; vibration and noise control
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Mechanics of Intelligent Structures Department, IMP PAN, 80-231 Gdańsk, Poland
Interests: sensor placement optimization; Modal based SHM; FBG sensors and Data fusion; Kalman Filter; signal processing theory and methods
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues, 

The primary purpose of this Special Issue is to provide an interdisciplinary forum for discussion on structural health monitoring (SHM) and nondestructive testing (NDT) strategies associated with signal processing, engineering, material science, computer science, physics, and biomedical engineering. So far, these topics have been presented and discussed separately by different communities. We welcome articles that unite multiple perspectives and/or views from distinct disciplines. As such, this Special Issue will cover the analysis of various types of materials (e.g., composite, metallic, crystal, bone cells, amongst others) and through manual, semi-automatic, and automated techniques (e.g., via machine learning). 

Scope: 

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: 

  • SHM and NDT methods for assessment of valuable assets
  • New signal processing and filtering methods
  • Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data mining;
  • Damage modeling, fracture simulation
  • Ultrasonic signals and their applications;
  • Uncertainty quantification and management
  • Acoustic emission, guided waves
  • Vibration-based SHM
  • Damage identification

Moreover, we welcome contributions that describe work supporting research on SHM and NDT, such as dedicated software repositories and annotated databases.

Dr. Shirsendu Sikdar
Dr. Abhishek Kundu
Dr. Rohan Soman
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Computational Vibro-Acoustic Time Reversal for Source and Novelty Localization
by Christos G. Panagiotopoulos, Spyros Kouzoupis and Chrysoula Tsogka
Signals 2022, 3(4), 721-736; https://doi.org/10.3390/signals3040043 - 12 Oct 2022
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Time reversal has been demonstrated to be effective for source and novelty detection and localization. We extend here previous work in the case of a coupled structural-acoustic system, to which we refer to as vibro-acoustic. In this case, novelty means a change that [...] Read more.
Time reversal has been demonstrated to be effective for source and novelty detection and localization. We extend here previous work in the case of a coupled structural-acoustic system, to which we refer to as vibro-acoustic. In this case, novelty means a change that the structural system has undergone and which we seek to detect and localize. A single source in the acoustic medium is used to generate the propagating field, and several receivers, both in the acoustic and the structural part, may be used to record the response of the medium to this excitation. This is the forward step. Exploiting time reversibility, the recorded signals are focused back to the original source location during the backward step. For the case of novelty detection, the difference between the field recorded before and after the structural modification is backpropagated. We demonstrate that the performance of the method is improved when the structural components are taken into account during the backward step. The potential of the method for solving inverse problems as they appear in non destructive testing and structural health monitoring applications is illustrated with several numerical examples obtained using a finite element method. Full article
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