RT Journal Article T1 Fibreoptic reflectometric technique for the automatic detection and measurement of surface cracks A1 López Vázquez, José Carlos A1 Fernández Doval, Ángel Manuel A1 Vázquez Dorrío, José Benito A1 Blanco García, Jesús A1 Bugarín Diz, Javier A1 Alén de la Torre, José María A1 Fernández Álvarez, Antonio A1 Fernández Fernández, José Luis A1 Perez-Martinez Perez-Amor, Mariano Jesus A1 González Tejedor, Benjamín K1 3311.11 Instrumentos Opticos K1 2209.05 Fibras Ópticas AB A new fibreoptic reflectometric technique for the automatic detection and measurement of surface cracks is proposed, described and analysed. A relationship between the system output image and the surface crack distribution is obtained from theory and a crack measurement principle is derived. Analysis of the experimental data obtained using a first laboratory prototype has validated the proposed measurement principle. The results of a second generation prototype confirm that the technique promises to be a valuable tool in practical inspection tasks. PB Measurement Science and Technology SN 09570233 YR 1998 FD 1998-09 LK http://hdl.handle.net/11093/1294 UL http://hdl.handle.net/11093/1294 LA eng NO Measurement Science and Technology, 9(9): 1413-1431 (1998) NO UNESA (Asociación Española de la Industria Eléctrica) DS Investigo RD 01-dic-2023