Modeling of a scan type magnetic camera image using the improved dipole model

The scan type magnetic camera is proposed to improve the limited spatial resolution due to the size of the packaged magnetic sensor. An image of the scan type magnetic camera, ∂B/∂x image, is useful for extracting the crack information of a specimen under a large inclined magnetic field distribution due to the poles of magnetizer. The ∂B/ ∂x images of the cracks of different shapes and sizes are calculated by using the improved dipole model proposed in this paper. The improved dipole model uses small divided dipole models, the rotation and relocation of each dipole model and the principle of superposition. Also for a low carbon steel specimen, the experimental results of nondestructive testing obtained by using multiple cracks are compared with the modeling results to verify the effectiveness of ∂B/∂x modeling. The improved dipole model can be used to simulate the LMF and ∂B/∂x image of a specimen with complex cracks, and to evaluate the cracks quantitatively using magnetic flux leakage testing.