Non-destructive evaluation of aerospace materials with lock-in thermography

The attention of the present study was focused on the aid provided by lock-in thermography for non-destructive evaluation of aerospace materials and structures. The experimental analysis was performed by testing several specimens, which were made of different materials employed in the fabrication of aircraft (composites, hybrid composites, sandwiches, metals) and which included the most commonly encountered kinds of damage (delamination, impact damage, fatigue failure).