Development of a hybrid non-destructive inspection system combining induction thermography and eddy current techniques.

Arial, 9pt, bold) Research conducted on induction thermography has attracted the attention of many researchers in recent years. Up to now, the electromagnetic induction phenomenon has only been used to create thermal waves in the specimen in order to carry out the inspection with an infrared camera. However, the large amount of current induced in the material can also be used to perform eddy current inspection. This paper describes a new Hybrid system that can perform Induction Thermography and Eddy Current inspection simultaneously (HITEC).