Solution of inverse problems in nondestructive testing by a kriging-based surrogate model

Sandor Bilicz (1, 2) , Marc Lambert (2) , Szabolcs Gyimóthy (1) , Jozsef Pavo (1)

1 BME - Budapest University of Technology and Economics [Budapest]
2 DRE - Département de Recherche en Electromagnétisme ; EMG - Département Electromagnétisme - L2S

The inverse problems of electromagnetic nondestructive testing are often solved via the solution of several forward problems. For the latter, precise numerical simulators are available in most of the cases, but the associated computational cost is usually high. Surrogate models (or metamodels)-which are getting more and more widespread in electromagnetics-might be promising alternatives to heavy simulations. Traditionally, such surrogates are used to replace the forward model. However, in this paper the direct use of surrogate models for the solution of inverse problems is studied and illustrated via eddy-current testing examples.

Mots clés: Optimization; Inverse problems; Databases; Interpolation; Computational modeling; Adaptation models; Coils

Domaines: Electromagnétisme

Sandor Bilicz, Marc Lambert, Szabolcs Gyimóthy, Jozsef Pavo. Solution of inverse problems in nondestructive testing by a kriging-based surrogate model. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 2012, 48 (2), pp.495-498. ⟨10.1109/TMAG.2011.2172196⟩. ⟨hal-00688451⟩