Title :
ROI Detection Using Spatial Kernel Based Filter for Steam Generator Tube Inspection in Eddy Current Nondestructive Evaluation
Author :
Kim, Jaejoon ; Udpa, Lalita
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. & Commun., Daegu Univ., Gyeongsan, South Korea
Abstract :
A combined image processing algorithm for ROI detection is presented for automatic analysis of eddy current data collected during the inspection of steam generator tubes in nuclear power plants.
Keywords :
boilers; eddy current testing; filtering theory; nuclear power stations; object detection; pipes; power engineering computing; ROI detection; eddy current nondestructive evaluation; image processing algorithm; nuclear power plants; spatial kernel based filter; steam generator tube inspection; Eddy currents; Educational institutions; Electron tubes; Generators; Inspection; Kernel; Noise; eddy current inspection; noise removal scheme; rotating probe coil; steam generator;
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology: New Generations (ITNG), 2012 Ninth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0798-7
DOI :
10.1109/ITNG.2012.85
