文摘
Stimulated thermography is a non-destructive technique capable of detecting and quantifying defects in composite material thanks to the varying thermal behaviour they display if subjected to a thermal stimulation. Although in literature valid and consolidated thermographic techniques (lock-in and pulsed/stepped thermography) are available, the use of stimulated thermography in industry is still not widespread in the case of application of large structures, mainly because of the overall lengthy time required for testing owing to the necessary scanning approach.