Ultrasonic Inspection of Sports Equipment

Prof. Fan Shi

Associate Professor

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, HKUST

Email: maefanshi@ust.hk

• Invisible defects in sports equipment can lead to severe safety issues and they are difficult to be found by normal techniques like X-ray CT or optical imaging.
• Ultrasonic non-destructive inspection can be used to reliably evaluate the quality of Wushu rods and composite hydrofoil.

Defects on Sports Equipment

Scanning Testing for Wushu Rods

Through-Thickness Inspection for Composite Hydrofoil