@inproceedings{c2e347238ffb4cee950f17f911c724f4,
title = "A portable ultrasonic nondestructive inspection system for metal matrix composite track shoes",
abstract = "Cast aluminum track shoes reinforced with metal matrix composite (MMC) inserts at heavy loading areas such as center splines and sprocket windows are light in weight, and can resist high temperature and wear. Various defects such as disbonds at the insert-substrate interface, cracks and porosity in the MMC layer, etc. can be introduced during the manufacturing process and/or in service. This paper presents a portable ultrasonic system to automatically inspect tank track shoes for disbond. Ultrasonic pulse/echo inspection has shown good reliability for disbond detection. A prototype sensor array fixture has been designed and fabricated to prove the feasibility. Good agreements between the sensor fixture results and ultrasonic C-scan images were obtained.",
author = "Bao Mi and Xiaoliang Zhao and Tao Qian and Mark Stevenson and Chiman Kwan and Owens, {Steven E.} and Royer, {Roger L.} and Tittmann, {Bernhard R.} and Raju, {Basavaraju B.}",
year = "2007",
doi = "10.1063/1.2718081",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "0735403996",
series = "AIP Conference Proceedings",
pages = "1036--1043",
booktitle = "Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation",
note = "REVIEW OF PROGRESS IN QUANTITATIVE NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION ; Conference date: 30-07-2006 Through 04-08-2006",
}