Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 58, Issue 22, 2228008(2021)

Laser Ultrasonic Surface Defect Recognition Based on Optimized BP Neural Network

Chao Chen, Xingyuan Zhang*, and Siye Lu
Author Affiliations
  • School of Air Transport, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China
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    Figures & Tables(17)
    Basic structure diagram of BP neural network
    Flow chart of defect depth quantitative identification model based on PSO-BP neural network
    Simplified model diagram of laser irradiation on specimen
    Mesh division of finite element model
    Simulation results of ultrasonic field distributions at different moments of ultrasonic waves excited by laser in aluminum material without surface defects at different moments. (a) t=0.2 μs; (b) t=0.8 μs; (c) t=1.2 μs; (d) t=1.8 μs
    Simulation results of ultrasonic wave field distribution at different moments of ultrasonic wave excited by laser in aluminum material with surface defects. (a) t=0.2 μs; (b) t=0.8 μs; (c) t=2.2 μs; (d) t=2.5 μs
    Transmission time domain signals of different depth defect response. (a) Depth is 0.1 mm; (b) depth is 0.3 mm; (c) depth is 0.5 mm; (d) depth is 0.7 mm
    Transmission frequency domain signals of different height defect response. (a) Depth is 0.1 mm; (b) depth is 0.3 mm; (c) depth is 0.5 mm; (d) depth is 0.7 mm
    Fitness change curve and convergence curves of neural network model. (a) Fitness curve; (b) convergence curves
    Regression results R of BP neural network model. (a) Training set; (b) validation set; (c) test set; (d) total
    Regression results R of PSO-BP neural network model. (a) Training set; (b) validation set; (c) test set; (d) total
    Comparison of relative errors of two algorithms
    • Table 1. Thermodynamic parameters of aluminum material in model

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      Table 1. Thermodynamic parameters of aluminum material in model

      ParameterUnitValue
      Specific heat capacityJ·kg-1·K-1900
      Thermal conductivityW·m-1·K-1238
      Thermal expansion coefficientK-12.3×10-5
      Densitykg·m-32700
      Young’s modulusPa7×1010
      Poisson’s ratio-0.33
    • Table 2. Feature vectors for different defect depths (part)

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      Table 2. Feature vectors for different defect depths (part)

      Defect depth /mmTime domain peakCenter frequency3 dB bandwidthfHfL
      0.1-2.1465602.219603.97400.23264.2066
      0.2-1.7406671.643853.06090.22343.0643
      0.3-1.3585640.665801.55840.21661.1150
      0.4-1.0100400.849850.26650.21661.4831
      0.5-0.7823740.486200.55740.20750.7649
      0.6-0.6452670.469100.55740.19040.7478
      0.7-0.5474970.459400.58250.27360.8561
      0.8-0.4959370.446300.55060.17100.7216
      0.9-0.4734760.433750.54610.16070.7068
      1.0-0.4602620.407500.54500.11500.7000
    • Table 3. Test results of BP neural network model and PSO-BP neural network model

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      Table 3. Test results of BP neural network model and PSO-BP neural network model

      Actual depth /mm0.10.30.50.71
      Predicted depth of BP neural network0.11340.25160.55970.59150.9089
      Absolute error0.0134-0.04840.0597-0.10850.0911
      Predicted depth of PSO-BP0.09710.29010.45660.66200.9471
      Absolute error-0.0029-0.0099-0.0434-0.0380-0.0529
    • Table 4. Test results for different defect depth intervals

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      Table 4. Test results for different defect depth intervals

      Defect depth /mm0.10.30.50.71.0
      Relative error /%2.863.308.695.115.29
      Defect depth /mm2.62.72.82.93.0
      Relative error /%10.007.674.687.959.60
    • Table 5. Comparison of relative depth errors of different algorithms%

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      Table 5. Comparison of relative depth errors of different algorithms%

      AlgorithmBP neural networkPSO-BPRBFSVM
      Depth is 0.1 mm13.402.8611.608.32
      Depth is 0.3 mm16.103.308.307.89
      Depth is 0.5 mm11.908.6910.509.55
      Depth is 0.7 mm15.505.119.7610.08
      Depth is 1.0 mm9.115.2911.7010.63
      Average error13.205.0510.379.24
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    Paper Information

    Category: Remote Sensing and Sensors

    Received: Jan. 8, 2021

    Accepted: Feb. 4, 2021

    Published Online: Nov. 10, 2021

    The Author Email: Xingyuan Zhang (zhyy_yuan@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202158.2228008

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