https://doi.org/10.1140/epjs/s11734-022-00701-8
Regular Article
Difference recurrence plots for structural inspection using guided ultrasonic waves
A new approach for evaluation of small signal differences
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Private Researcher, Bremen, Germany
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Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association, Telegrafenberg A31, 14473, Potsdam, Germany
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carsten.brandt@uni-bremen.de
Received:
29
June
2022
Accepted:
27
September
2022
Published online:
4
November
2022
We propose a novel recurrence plot-based approach, the difference recurrence plot (DRP), to detect small deviations between measurements. By using a prototypical model system, we demonstrate the potential of DRPs and the difference to alternative measures, such as Pearson correlation, spectral analysis, or cross and joint recurrence analysis. Real-world data comes from an application of guided ultrasonic waves for structural health monitoring to detect damages in a composite plate. The specific challenge for this damage detection is to differentiate between defects and the influence of temperature. We show that DRPs are suited in the following sense: DRPs of two time series that derive from measurements at different temperatures hold practically full recurrence, whereas DRPs of one time series from a measurement without and one time series with defect show a hugely reduced recurrence rate.
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