A sensitive optical polarimetric imaging technique for surface defects detection of aircraft turbine engines

Giakos, G.C.; Fraiwan, L.; Patnekar, N.; Sumrain, S.; Mertzios, G.B.; Periyathamby, S.

doi:10.1109/tim.2003.821497

A sensitive optical polarimetric imaging technique for surface defects detection of aircraft turbine engines

Giakos, G.C.; Fraiwan, L.; Patnekar, N.; Sumrain, S.; Mertzios, G.B.; Periyathamby, S.

Authors

G.C. Giakos

L. Fraiwan

N. Patnekar

S. Sumrain

Dr George Mertzios george.mertzios@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor

S. Periyathamby

Abstract

The design of an optical polarimetric imaging system, aimed to detect cracks or structural defects on the surface of rotating aircraft engine shafts, is presented: The experimental results, clearly indicate that high. signal-to-noise ratio signals can be obtained, so that it minimizes the use of processing techniques.

Citation

Giakos, G., Fraiwan, L., Patnekar, N., Sumrain, S., Mertzios, G., & Periyathamby, S. (2004). A sensitive optical polarimetric imaging technique for surface defects detection of aircraft turbine engines. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 53(1), 216-222. https://doi.org/10.1109/tim.2003.821497

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Feb 1, 2004
Deposit Date	Dec 8, 2011
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
Print ISSN	0018-9456
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	53
Issue	1
Pages	216-222
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1109/tim.2003.821497
Keywords	High contrast resolution, High signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), Optical imaging, Polarimetry, Polarimetric detection.