A New Approach for Practical Two Dimensional Data Fusion Utilizing a Single Eddy Current Probe

Interest in data fusion techniques have been growing in recent years due to the belief that a single NDE measurement may often be inadequate for providing sufficient information about the state of a test specimen. A variety of data fusion approaches have been proposed for combining results obtained by different methods, as well as different sensors, to provide comprehensive information about the material under test [1–4]. Techniques proposed to date range from blind superposition to approaches that involve the use of statistical and AI methods [5–7]