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- Ultrasonic transducer arrays are widely used for checking materials in aerospace but need tailored techniques for composite materials due to reflections and attenuation.
- Algorithms like the total focusing method (TFM) are necessary for imaging but must be improved to handle anisotropic material characteristics and optimize detection of defects.
- The paper showcases simulations of ultrasonic signals in multilayered anisotropic materials, addressing defect detection and introduces a method for efficiently calculating effective group velocity, enhancing practical time delay applications.
Article Abstract
Ultrasonic transducer arrays are extensively used for the nondestructive evaluation of materials for aerospace and other applications. However, their use with composites requires some technique development because of reflections at the layer boundaries and the effects of attenuation. When used in full matrix capture mode, algorithms such as the total focusing method (TFM) must be applied to obtain the image. In composite materials, improvement to the algorithm is required to include the effects of material anisotropy (affecting wave speed) and optimum aperture limits to optimize the signal-to-noise ratio and location detection for a defect in the material. This paper presents simulations of the ultrasonic array signals in multilayer anisotropic materials with and without a simulated defect. A kernel model for plane wave propagation in the material is combined with an angular spectrum decomposition (for finite transducer elements) and transducer frequency response, to model the full array signals. Inclusion of the defect is through its far-field scattering response. The model facilitates the study of imaging algorithm development by identification of the effects of anisotropy, signal-to-noise ratio, and aperture limit. An analytical method for the calculation of the effective group velocity in the composite at low frequency is demonstrated, permitting rapid calculation of time delay laws in practice.
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