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Using signals of special form in multi-frequency eddy current testing

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An eddy current testing method based on the use of an exciting signal of special shape is proposed. Subsequent digital processing of the detected output signal makes it possible to calculate the measuring sensor parameters at different frequencies and to construct an experimental hodograph of the sensor–test object system. Experiments performed for materials with different physical and geometrical characteristics of constructing hodographs have shown that the proposed method provides a reliable separation of the main factors affecting the results of multi-frequency eddy current measurement. The results can be used in automated systems for inspection and non-destructive testing of materials and products.

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  1. Altai State University, pr. Lenina 61, Barnaul, 656049, Russia

    A. V. Egorov, V. V. Polyakov, A. A. Lependin & Ya. I. Gracheva

  2. Institute of Strength Physics and Materials Science, pr. Akademicheskii 2/4, Tomsk, 634055, Russia

    V. V. Polyakov

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Original Russian Text © A.V. Egorov, V.V. Polyakov, A.A. Lependin, Ya.I. Gracheva, 2017, published in Avtometriya, 2017, Vol. 53, No. 3, pp. 28–35.

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Egorov, A.V., Polyakov, V.V., Lependin, A.A. et al. Using signals of special form in multi-frequency eddy current testing. Optoelectron.Instrument.Proc. 53, 223–229 (2017). https://doi.org/10.3103/S8756699017030049

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