A state-of-the-art review of non-destructive testing image fusion and critical insights on the inspection of aerospace composites towards sustainable maintenance repair operations

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dc.contributor.authorTorbali, Muhammet E.
dc.contributor.authorZolotas, Argyrios
dc.contributor.authorAvdelidis, Nicolas Peter
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-22T16:37:28Z
dc.date.available2023-03-22T16:37:28Z
dc.date.issued2023-02-20
dc.description.abstractNon-destructive testing (NDT) of aerospace structures has gained significant interest, given its non-destructive and economic inspection nature enabling future sustainable aerospace maintenance repair operations (MROs). NDT has been applied to many different domains, and there is a number of such methods having their individual sensor technology characteristics, working principles, pros and cons. Increasingly, NDT approaches have been investigated alongside the use of data fusion with the aim of combining sensing information for improved inspection performance and more informative structural health condition outcomes for the relevant structure. Within this context, image fusion has been a particular focus. This review paper aims to provide a comprehensive survey of the recent progress and development trends in NDT-based image fusion. A particular aspect included in this work is providing critical insights on the reliable inspection of aerospace composites, given the weight-saving potential and superior mechanical properties of composites for use in aerospace structures and support for airworthiness. As the integration of NDT approaches for composite materials is rather limited in the current literature, some examples from non-composite materials are also presented as a means of providing insights into the fusion potential.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationTorbali ME, Zolotas A, Avdelidis NP. (2023) A state-of-the-art review of non-destructive testing image fusion and critical insights on the inspection of aerospace composites towards sustainable maintenance repair operations. Applied Sciences, Volume 13, Issue 4, February 2023, Article number 2732en_UK
dc.identifier.issn2076-3417
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/app13042732
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/19342
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherMDPIen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectimage fusionen_UK
dc.subjectnon-destructive testingen_UK
dc.subjectNDT fusionen_UK
dc.subjectaerospace structuresen_UK
dc.subjectcompositesen_UK
dc.subjectinspectionen_UK
dc.subjectmaintenance and repairen_UK
dc.titleA state-of-the-art review of non-destructive testing image fusion and critical insights on the inspection of aerospace composites towards sustainable maintenance repair operationsen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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