Accession Number:

AD1036016

Title:

Optimization and Validation of Rotating Current Excitation with GMR Array Sensors for Riveted

Descriptive Note:

Journal Article

Corporate Author:

MICHIGAN STATE UNIV EAST LANSING EAST LANSING United States

Personal Author(s):

• Ye,Chaofeng
• Udpa,Lalita
• Udpa,Satish

Report Date:

2016-09-16

Pagination or Media Count:

15.0

Abstract:

In eddy current non-destructive testing of a multi-layered riveted structure, rotating current excitation, generated by orthogonal coils, is advantageous in providing sensitivity to defects of all orientations. However, when used with linear array sensors, the exciting magnetic flux density Bx of the orthogonal coils is not uniform over the sensor region, resulting in an output signal magnitude that depends on the relative location of the defect to the sensor array. In this paper, the rotating excitation coil is optimized to achieve a uniform Bx field in the sensor array area and minimize the probe size. The current density distribution of the coil is optimized using the polynomial approximation method. A non-uniform coil design is derived from the optimized current density distribution. Simulation results, using both an optimized coil and a conventional coil, are generated using the finite element method FEM model. The signal magnitude for an optimized coil is seen to be more robust with respect to offset of defects from the coil center. A novel multilayer coil structure, fabricated on a multi-layer printed circuit board, is used to build the optimized coil. A prototype probe with the optimized coil and 32 giant magnetoresistive GMR sensors is built and tested on a two-layer riveted aluminum sample.

Descriptors:

• eddy currents
• MAGNETORESISTANCE
• circuit boards
• Coils

Subject Categories:

• Electricity and Magnetism
• Electrical and Electronic Equipment

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE