Impact detection using ultrasonic waves based on case based reasoning
Takehisa Otsuka, Akira Mita · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2008
This study focuses on a structural health monitoring (SHM) using case-based reasoning (CBR). Structural condition is diagnosed using propagation patterns of ultra-sonic waves. Firstly, emitted pseudo-AE waves are measured in pencil lead fracture experiments. Then, the AE signals are classified into 90 types according to location, magnitude and structural condition. Secondly, pattern identification is conducted using feature parameters extracted from the signals for damage pattern recognition. Finally, feasibility of the method to real structures using CBR is studied. Results showed that the damage patterns could be determined with 82% accuracy. If only the damage location is needed, of the accuracy was higher with 95%. The proposed method using ultra-sonic waves and CBR is thus feasible for practical applications.