Title :
Application of parallel processing techniques in a Kalman filter based NDT instrument
Author :
Bahramparvar, M.R. ; Gray, J.O.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Salford Univ., UK
Abstract :
The paper is concerned with the application of parallel processing techniques to the eddy current non-destructive testing (NDT) instrumentation based on Kalman filtering and a multiple model estimation Algorithm (MMEA), which is utilised as a procedure to diagnose and classify defects of different size and depth in a tubular metal sample. Parallel decomposition of the algorithm is considered for real time generation by an array of VLSI Transputer processors
Keywords :
Kalman filters; automatic test equipment; eddy current testing; flaw detection; parallel algorithms; parameter estimation; Kalman filter based NDT instrument; VLSI Transputer processors; defects; eddy current testing; parallel processing; parameter estimation; tubular metal sample;
Conference_Titel :
Recent Advances in Parallel Processing for Control, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
Bangor
