Infrared Thermography for Temperature Measurement and Non-Destructive Testing

The intensity of the infrared radiation emitted by objects is mainly a function of their temperature. In infrared thermography, this feature is used for multiple purposes: as a health indicator in medical applications, as a sign of malfunction in mechanical and electrical maintenance or as an indicator of heat loss in buildings. This paper presents a review of infrared thermography especially focused on two applications: temperature measurement and non-destructive testing, two of the main fields where infrared thermography-based sensors are used. A general introduction to infrared thermography and the common procedures for temperature measurement and non-destructive testing are presented. Furthermore, developments in these fields and recent advances are reviewed

Potentiel de la robotique pour l'inspection thermographique par chauffage inductif

La thermographie par courants de Foucault (ECT) est une méthode de thermographie active. L’excitation inductive génère des courants de Foucault dans les spécimens conducteurs. En présence de défauts, la circulation des courants est affectée par ces discontinuités produisant un changement dans la distribution de la température autour des défauts. Ces changements sont observés avec une caméra infrarouge. Dans ce travail, on présente une application robotique de la thermographie par courants de Foucault. Une interface robotique a été développée et tous les capteurs utilisés ont été intégrés à la plateforme. Des simulations ont été achevées avec COMSOL Multiphysics en variant différents paramètres. Des expériences ont été menées sur plusieurs spécimens (de différents matériaux) avec des défauts de différents types et tailles. La linescan thermographie est principalement étudiée et d’autres modes d’inspections ont été explorés. Les images résultantes sont reconstruites avec un algorithme dédié. Finalement, les résultats de la méthode sont comparés à ceux de la thermographie optique (par halogène) pour montrer les capacités de la méthode.Eddy current thermography (ECT) is an active thermography method. The inductive excitation generates Eddy currents in electrically-conductive specimen. In a presence of defects, the eddy current flow is affected by these discontinuities leading to changes in the temperature distribution in the specimen around the defects. These changes are observed by an infrared camera. In this work, we present a robotic application of the method. A robotic interface is developed and all the sensors needed are integrated to the platform. Simulations are performed using COMSOL Multiphysics by varying different parameters. Experiments are realised on different specimens (made of different materials) with defects of different sizes. The linescan Eddy current thermography is studied and other modes are explored. The resulting images are reconstructed with a dedicated algorithm. Finally, the method’s results are compared to optical thermography to show the capability of the method

Proceedings of the 2018 Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME) International Congress

Published proceedings of the 2018 Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME) International Congress, hosted by York University, 27-30 May 2018

Safety and Reliability - Safe Societies in a Changing World

The contributions cover a wide range of methodologies and application areas for safety and reliability that contribute to safe societies in a changing world. These methodologies and applications include: - foundations of risk and reliability assessment and management - mathematical methods in reliability and safety - risk assessment - risk management - system reliability - uncertainty analysis - digitalization and big data - prognostics and system health management - occupational safety - accident and incident modeling - maintenance modeling and applications - simulation for safety and reliability analysis - dynamic risk and barrier management - organizational factors and safety culture - human factors and human reliability - resilience engineering - structural reliability - natural hazards - security - economic analysis in risk managemen