Research on Ultrasonic C-Scan Images Denoising and Super-Resolution Reconstruction for Composite Components
XU Zhenye1, LIU Zhenhao2, QIAN Hengkui1, JIN Shijie2, LUO Zhongbing2
1. Key Lab of High Performance Electromagnetic Window for Aviation Science and Technology, AVIC Research Institute for Special Structures of Aeronautical Composites, Jinan 250023, China;
2. NDT & E Laboratory, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
The high noise and low resolution of ultrasonic testing images of large-thickness honeycomb sandwich composite components bring challenges to quality evaluation and defect identification. In this study, image denoising and super-resolution reconstruction methods are investigated using ultrasonic C-scan images of the C919 inner door for the main landing gear. An efficient edge-preserving filter denoising scheme based on a gradient descent algorithm is proposed, effectively removing speckle noise while preserving image details. After denoising, the peak signal-to-noise ratio reaches 37.53 dB and the structural similarity is 0.92, outperforming the digital morphological filter by 12.99 dB and 0.04, respectively. The images reconstructed by the improved super-resolution residual network (ISRResNet) model have high resolution, rich content details, and clear edges. Furthermore, an image with Φ11 mm delamination defects is processed, the signal-to-noise ratio of defects is improved by 6.25 dB on average. Results show that the proposed denoising method and super-resolution model can effectively remove speckle noise, improve the image resolution, and enhance the accuracy of defect quantification. It can support high-quality ultrasonic testing of large-thickness honeycomb sandwich composite components.
徐振业,刘振浩,钱恒奎,金士杰,罗忠兵. 复合材料构件超声C扫描图像去噪与超分辨研究[J]. 航空制造技术, 2025, 68(19): 110-117.
XU Zhenye, LIU Zhenhao, QIAN Hengkui, JIN Shijie, LUO Zhongbing. Research on Ultrasonic C-Scan Images Denoising and Super-Resolution Reconstruction for Composite Components[J]. Aeronautical Manufacturing Technology, 2025, 68(19): 110-117.