Extension of the crosstalk cancellation method in ultrasonic transducer arrays from the harmonic regime to the transient one.

This paper describes a procedure to extend the crosstalk correction method presented in a previous paper [A. Bybi, S. Grondel, J.

Reducing crosstalk in array structures by controlling the excitation voltage of individual elements: a feasibility study.

This paper describes a procedure to minimize crosstalk between the individual elements of a piezoelectric transducer array. A two-dimensional finite elements model was developed and the excitation voltages predicted by the model were applied to the array prototypes made of PZT 27 ceramic. Symmetric and asymmetric linear phased arrays operating at approximately 450 kHz were tested in the feasibility study.

Modeling a surface-mounted Lamb wave emission-reception system: applications to structural health monitoring.

The work described in this paper is intended to present a simple and efficient way of modeling a full Lamb wave emission and reception system. The emitter behavior and the Lamb wave generation are predicted using a two-dimensional (2D) hybrid finite element-normal mode expansion model. Then the receiver electrical response is obtained from a finite element computation with prescribed displacements.

Experimental study of the A0 and S0 Lamb waves interaction with symmetrical notches.

The aim of this work is to study the fundamental Lamb modes interaction with defects in isotropic plates. For these experimental investigations, symmetrical notches with various depths milled in aluminum plates are considered. Moreover, the incident Lamb wave of a specific mode is generated by means of two identical thin piezoceramic transducers placed at the opposite sides of the plate.

Health monitoring of a composite wingbox structure.

This work was devoted to the development of a health monitoring system assigned to aerospace applications. Those applications concerned the detection of damaging impacts and debonding between stiffeners and composite skins, since they are the major causes of in-service damage of aircraft structures. The chosen health monitoring system was first based on the excitation and reception of Lamb waves along the structure by using thin piezoelectric transducers (active mode) and secondly on a continuous monitoring taking the same transducers used as acoustic emission sensors (passive mode).