Abstract
The phased-array-based ultrasonic full-matrix imaging of carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) laminates with total focusing method (TFM) is promising yet challenging due to the layered configuration and strong anisotropy. Traditionally, the precise a priori knowledge of ultrasonic ray paths in anisotropic CFRP laminates are required for accurate TFM imaging, making the inspection process complicated and time consuming. In this work, an adaptive ultrasonic-imaging method is proposed for arbitrarily anisotropic CFRP laminates through full-matrix capture (FMC) and TFM. Firstly, the elastic constants are derived from the FMC data, upon which the 3D group-velocity profiles of ultrasonic waves in CFRP laminates with arbitrary stacking sequences can be calculated. The anisotropic effect is then adaptively corrected for TFM. To verify the effectiveness of proposed method, simulations and experiments are conducted on different anisotropic CFRP laminates with mimicked defects, such as delamination, cracks, voids, etc. The simulated and experimental results well agree with each other, indicating that the proposed method can accurately reconstruct the internal defects of different types. This work provides a convenient and comprehensive avenue towards the ultrasonic inspection of arbitrarily anisotropic CFRP laminates, which markedly benefit the quality control of CFRP components in various fields.
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