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30 October 2026

Artificial‑Intelligence‑Empowered Optimization and Intelligent Recognition of Non‑Destructive Testing Technology

Zhiyuan Liang1
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1 Guangdong Metrology Detection Group Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510240, Guangdong, China
JERA 2026 , 10(9), 29–34; https://doi.org/10.26689/JERA.v10i9.15924
© 2026 by the Author. Licensee: Bio-Byword Scientific Publishing Pty Ltd, Australia. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )
Abstract

As high‑end manufacturing imposes increasingly stringent requirements on component quality, conventional non‑destructive testing (NDT) encounters difficulties in massive‑data interpretation, micro‑defect identification, and quantitative evaluation. The penetration of artificial intelligence into non‑destructive testing technologies creates a new paradigm for technical improvement and intelligent recognition in NDT. This paper discusses the subject from two perspectives: optimization paths and recognition strategies. It improves the end‑to‑end efficiency of the whole testing chain through four approaches: data augmentation, lightweight models together with edge acceleration, physics‑informed fusion imaging, and end‑to‑end workflow reconstruction. On the recognition dimension, it puts forward strategies including transfer‑learning‑based few‑shot defect recognition, multi‑modal attention‑fusion‑enabled grading, explainability‑assisted quantitative assessment, and online continual‑learning‑driven predictive health management.

Keywords
Non‑destructive testing
Artificial intelligence
Deep learning
Intelligent defect recognition
Optimization path
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