Journal of The Japanese Society for Non-Destructive Inspection
Print ISSN : 0367-5866
Volume 71, Issue 4
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  • Hiroyuki NAKAMOTO, Daigo KOSAKA
    2022 Volume 71 Issue 4 Pages 177-182
    Published: April 01, 2022
    Released on J-STAGE: March 31, 2022
    JOURNAL FREE ACCESS

    Evaluation of aging structural health relies on the high skill of non-destructive testing technicians. This study proposes a method to quantify the skill of non-destructive testing technicians. The target of non-destructive testing is eddy current testing. A skill evaluation system comprises a probe, a data acquisition unit and a laptop computer. The system records the signal voltage at 500Hz while a technician operates the probe and tests an object. First, the proposed method classified the voltage into five states. Second, the rate of one-step state transitions was calculated from the state data. Third, using template data based on the state transition data of qualified technicians, the difference between the template and experimental data was quantified as an evaluation value. Through an experiment with six subjects, we verified that the evaluation value quantified the difference between qualified and unqualified skills.

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