Real-time full matrix capture for ultrasonic non-destructive testing with acceleration of post-processing through graphic hardware

Sutcliffe, Mark and Weston, Miles and Dutton, Ben and Charlton, Peter and Donne, Kelvin E. (2012) Real-time full matrix capture for ultrasonic non-destructive testing with acceleration of post-processing through graphic hardware. NDT and E International, 51. pp. 16-23. ISSN 0963-8695

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Abstract

Full matrix capture allows for the complete ultrasonic time domain signals for each transmit and receive element of a linear array probe to be retrieved. While it is more common to use full matrix capture to post-process data to allow for electronic steering, focusing and imaging after the initial inspection processes, due to the data-acquisition and performance limitations of the focusing algorithms real-time inspection systems are not yet common place. This paper investigates several algorithm optimisation techniques utilising standard in-expensive PC architecture with parallelisation undertaken by the graphic processing unit. This approach is further combined with several other software engineering optimisation techniques including threaded data-capture, the use of look-up tables and half-matrix implementation to produce a real-world inspection scenario for benchmark and performance analysis. Experimental results are presented indicating that high frame rates inclusive of data-acquisition and image render are achievable with 32 active transmit and receive elements. This approach is shown to offer significant performance advantages with low implementation and development costs.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	ultrasonic non-destructive testing graphic hardware
Subjects:	Q Science > QC Physics T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Divisions:	Institutes and Academies > Wales Institute for Science & Art (WISA) > Academic Discipline: Engineering
Depositing User:	Professor Peter Charlton
Date Deposited:	14 Feb 2017 12:39
Last Modified:	11 Sep 2024 17:00
URI:	https://repository.uwtsd.ac.uk/id/eprint/688

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