title: Quantitative Inspection of Broken Wire in Wire Ropes: Method and Apparatus.
abstract: This article introduces a complete system for automatic inspection of broken wire in wire ropes. The development of this technique is reviewed. It is followed by a description of the hardware and software of the apparatus. The hardware uses magnetic concentrators and Hall-effect sensors. Signal analysis is based on wavelet processing. Quantitative identification of broken wire in wire ropes is based on a pattern recognition approach of the neural network.
authors.affiliation: a Huazhong University of Science and Technology , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xue
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hongjian
authors.affiliation: a Huazhong University of Science and Technology , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kechong
authors.affiliation: a Huazhong University of Science and Technology , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shuzi