Multi-mode 3D ultrasonic phased array imaging method using piezoelectric and laser ultrasonic system (PLUS)
- 20 February 2023
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 62 (SJ), SJ1019
- https://doi.org/10.35848/1347-4065/acb5fd
Abstract
As a high-resolution 3D phased-array imaging method, a piezoelectric and laser ultrasonic system (PLUS) was proposed, which is a combination of a piezoelectric transmitter and an ultra-multiple scan of a laser Doppler vibrometer. Thus far, PLUS has used an identical mode for incident and scattered waves. On the other hand, the ultrasonic scattering phenomena can accompany the mode conversion, which may provide further information on defects. In this paper, we propose multi-mode PLUS to enhance its imaging capability and attain more robustness. After describing the principle of multi-mode PLUS, we validated the imaging algorithm and demonstrated the improvement in the image resolution using a dataset of simulated received waves for the longitudinal-wave incidence to scatterers. Furthermore, we experimentally demonstrated the efficacy of multi-mode PLUS in a specimen with branched stress corrosion cracking.Keywords
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