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Mingyang Lu

Title(s):

Adjunct Assistant Professor [E CPE]

Office

1915 Scholl Rd
Applied Sci 2
Ames, IA 500113041

Publications

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1)      Z. Xia, X. Bai, R. Huang, M. Lu, W Yin. Insight into the Eddy-current Reflection Coefficient of Plates and Pipes, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 2024. DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2024.3462792

2)      Z. Xia, T. Meng, R. Huang, A. Fletcher, Y. Shao, M. Lu, A Peyton, W Yin. Physics-guided Deep Learning for Plate Permeability Estimation with Single to Multiple Frequency Transformation of Eddy-current Testing, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 20, issue 4, pp. 6109 – 6118, 2024. DOI: 10.1109/TII.2023.3342876

3)      X. Chen, X. Jin, B. Zhang, W. Liang, Y. Dong, G. Panoutsos, Z. Liu, Z. Tang, M. Lu. A temporal scale transformer framework for precise remaining useful life prediction in fuel cells, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, under review, 2024.

4)      Z. Xia, R. Huang, M. Lu, W Yin. Thickness and permeability estimation of metallic plates by triple-frequency eddy-current testing with probe lift-off, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 73, 2023. DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2023.3341117

5)      M. Lu*, X. Meng, R. Huang, L. Chen, A. Peyton, W. Yin, Z. Qu. Thickness measurement of circular metallic film using single-frequency eddy current sensor, NDT & E International, vol. 119, p.102420, 2021.

6)      R. Huang, Z. Xia, M. Lu, Z. Zhang, Q. Lin, W. Yin. Model-based cylinder radius and permeability estimation using eddy current testing, Measurement, vol. 220, p. 113285, 2023.

7)      M. Lu*, X. Meng, R. Huang, L. Chen, A. Peyton, W. Yin. Lift-off invariant inductance of steels in multi-frequency eddy-current testing, NDT & E International, vol. 121, p.102458, 2021.

8)      L. Chen, K. Hu, M. Lu, Z. Chen, X. Chen, T. Zhou, X. Liu, W. Yin, C. Casiraghi, X. Song. Wearable Sensors for Breath Monitoring Based on Waterbased Hexagonal Boron Nitride Inks Made with Supramolecular Functionalization, Advanced Materials, vol. 36, 2024. DOI: 10.1002/adma.202312621

9)      Z. Xia, J. Yan, R. Huang, M. Lu, Z. Cui, A. Peyton, W. Yin, W Yang. Fast estimation of metallic pipe properties using simplified analytical solution in eddy-current testing, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 72, 2022.

10)  Z. Jin, G. Qin, H. Fan, R. Huang, Z. Chen, Q. Zhao, M. Lu, Z. Zhang, A. Peyton, W. Yin. Boundary-element analysis of magnetic polarization tensor for metallic cylinder, IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 63250-63256, 2021.

11)  R. Huang, M. Lu, Z. Chen, W. Yin. Reduction of Coil-Crack Angle Sensitivity Effect Using a Novel Flux Feature of ACFM Technique, Sensors, vol. 22, p. 201, 2022.

12)  M. Lu*, X. Meng, R. Huang, L. Chen, A. Peyton, W. Yin. A high-frequency phase feature for the measurement of magnetic permeability using eddy current sensor, NDT & E International, vol. 123, p. 102519, 2021.

13)  R. Huang, M. Lu, Z. Chen, W. Yin. A novel acceleration method for crack computation using finite element analysis in eddy current testing, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 71, 2022.

14)  M. Lu*, X. Meng, R. Huang, A. Peyton, W. Yin. Analysis of Tilt Effect on Notch Depth Profiling Using Thin-Skin Regime of Driver-Pickup Eddy-Current Sensor, Sensors, vol. 21, p. 5536, 2021.

15)  Y. Xie, J. Li, P. Huang, L. Zhang, W. Tian, M. Lu*, et al. A novel design of window function modulated meander-line-coils EMATs for unidirectional Rayleigh waves generation and sidelobes suppression, NDT & E International, vol. 123, p. 102501, 2021.

16)  G. Hu, R. Huang, M. Lu, L. Zhou, W. Yin. Measurement of Radius of a Metallic Ball Using Eddy Current Testing Based on Peak Frequency Difference Feature, NDT & E International, vol. 119, p.102420, 2021.

17)  X. Meng, M. Lu*, W. Yin, A. Bennecer, K. J. Kirk, Evaluation of Coating Thickness Using Lift-Off Insensitivity of Eddy Current Sensor, Sensors, vol. 21, 2021.

18)  M. Lu, X. Meng, L. Chen, R. Huang, W. Yin, A. Peyton. Measurement of ferromagnetic slabs permeability based on a novel planar triple-coil sensor, IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 20, pp. 2904-2910, 2020.

19)  R. Huang1, M. Lu1, A. Peyton, W. Yin. A Novel Perturbed Matrix Inversion Based Method for the Acceleration of Finite Element Analysis in Crack-Scanning Eddy Current NDT, IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 12438 – 12444, 2020.

20)  J.R.S. Avila, M. Lu*, R. Huang, Z. Chen, S. Zhu, W. Yin. Accurate measurements of plate thickness with variable lift-off using a combined inductive and capacitive sensor, NDT & E International, vol. 110, pp. 102202, 2020.

21)  J. Tang, W. Yin, M. Lu. Bio-impedance spectroscopy for frozen-thaw of bio-samples: Non-contact inductive measurement and finite element (FE) based cell modelling, Journal of Food Engineering, vol. 272, pp. 109784, 2020

22)  J. Tang, M. Lu, Y. Xie, W. Yin. A Novel Efficient FEM Thin Shell Model for Bio-Impedance Analysis, Biosensors, vol. 10, no. 6, pp. 69, 2020

23)  M. Lu*, L. Chen, X. Meng, R. Huang, A. Peyton, W. Yin. Thickness measurement of metallic film based on a high-frequency feature of triple-coil electromagnetic eddy current sensor, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 70, 2020. DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2020.3027929

24)  M. Lu*, X. Meng, R. Huang, L. Chen, A. Peyton, W. Yin. Measuring lift-off distance and electromagnetic property of metal using dual-frequency linearity feature, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 70, 2020. DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2020.3029348

25)  M. Lu*, X. Meng, R. Huang, L. Chen, A. Peyton, W. Yin. Lift-off tolerant pancake eddy-current sensor for the thickness and spacing measurement of non-magnetic plates, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 70, 2020. DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2020.3033377

26)  M. Lu*, X. Meng, R. Huang, L. Chen, A. Peyton, W. Yin. Inversion of distance and magnetic permeability based on material-independent and lift-off insensitive algorithms using eddy current sensor, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 70, 2020. DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2020.3036099

27)  M. Lu*, X. Meng, R. Huang, L. Chen, Z. Tang, J. Li, A. Peyton, W. Yin. Determination of surface crack orientation based on thin-skin regime using triple-coil drive-pickup eddy-current sensor, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 70, 2020. DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2020.3044729

28)  R. Huang, M. Lu*, A.J. Peyton, and W. Yin, Thickness measurement of metallic plates with finite planar dimension using eddy current method, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 69, no. 10, pp. 8424 – 8431, 2020.

29)  L. Chen, M. Lu, H. Yang, J.R.S. Avila, B. Shi, L. Ren, G. Wei, X. Liu, W. Yin. Textile Based Capacitive Sensor for Physical Rehabilitation via Surface Topological Modification, ACS Nano, vol. 14, no. 7, pp. 8191–8201, 2020

30)  R. Huang, M. Lu*, X. He, A. J. Peyton, W. Yin. Measuring Co-Axial Hole Size of Finite-Size Metallic Disk Based on a Dual-Constraint Integration Feature Using Multifrequency Eddy Current Testing, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 70, 2020. DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2020.3026762

31)  R. Huang, M. Lu, Z. Zhang, Q. Zhao, Y. Xie, Y. Tao, T. Meng, A. J. Peyton, T. Theodoulidis, W. Yin. Measurement of the radius of metallic plates based on a novel finite region eigenfunction expansion (FREE) method, IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 20, no. 24, pp. 15099 – 15106, 2020.

32)  Z. Jin, Y. Meng, R. Yu, R. Huang, M. Lu*, H. Xu, X. Meng, Q. Zhao, Z. Zhang, A. Peyton, W. Yin. Methods of Controlling Lift-Off in Conductivity Invariance Phenomenon for Eddy Current Testing, IEEE Access, vol.8, pp.122413-122421, 2020.

33)  W. Yin, R. Huang, M. Lu*, Z. Zhang, A. Peyton. Measurements of thickness for metallic plates with co-axial holes using a novel analytical method with the modified integration range, IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 198301 – 198306, 2020.

34)  X. Meng, M. Lu, W. Yin, A. Bennecer, K. J. Kirk, Inversion of lift-off distance and thickness for non-magnetic metal using eddy current testing, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 70, 2020. DOI:10.1109/TIM.2020.3038289

35)  M. Lu, Y. Xie*, W. Zhu, A.J. Peyton, W. Yin, Determination of the magnetic permeability, electrical conductivity, and thickness of ferrite metallic plates using a multi-frequency electromagnetic sensing system, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 15, pp. 4111-4119, 2019. DOI: 10.1109/TII.2018.2885406

36)  M. Lu, R. Huang, W. Yin*, Q. Zhao, A. Peyton, Measurement of permeability for ferrous metallic plates using a novel lift-off compensation technique on phase signature, IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 19, pp. 7440-7446, 2019.

37)  W. Yin, J. Tang, M. Lu*, H. Xu, R. Huang, Q. Zhao, Z. Zhang, and A. Peyton, An equivalent-effect phenomenon in eddy current non-destructive testing of thin structures, IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 70296 – 70307, 2019.

38)  L. Chen, M. Lu, Y. Wang, Y. Huang, S. Zhu, J. Tang, C. Zhu, X. Liu, and W. Yin*, Whole System Design of Wearable Magnetic Induction Sensor for Physical Rehabilitation, Advanced Intelligent Systems, vol. 1, 2019.

39)  M. Lu, W. Yin, A. Peyton, Z. Qu, X. Meng, Y. Xie, P. Zhao, J. Luo, Q. Zhao, Y. Tao, T. Zhou, Z. Zhang, A model for the triboelectric nanogenerator with inductive load and its energy boost potential, Nano energy, vol. 54, pp. 103883, 2019.

40)  M. Lu, W. Yin, S. Sun, J. Sun, Z. Cao, L. Xu. Forward solver for deep earth exploration and induction logging using custom built Edge-Element FEM technique, Acta Geologica Sinica- English Edition, vol. 93, pp. 302-304, 2019.

41)  M. Lu et al. Thickness measurement of non-magnetic steel plates using a novel planar triple-coil sensor, NDT & E International, vol. 107, pp. 102148, 2019.

42)  H. Xu, M. Lu, J. R. Avila, X. Meng, W. Yin. Imaging Weld Cross-Section Using a Novel Frequency Feature in Multi-Frequency Eddy Current Testing, Insight, vol. 61, pp. 738-743, 2019.

43)  W. Yin, X. Meng, M. Lu*, Q. Zhao, H. Xu, Z. Zhang, A. Peyton. Permeability invariance phenomenon and measurement of electrical conductivity for ferrite metallic plates, Insight, vol. 61, pp. 472-479, 2019.

44)  Y. Xie, M. Lu, W. Yin, H. Xu, S. Zhu, J. Tang, L. Chen, Q. Ran, Y. Zhang, Z. Qu. Novel Wearable Sensors for Biomechanical Movement Monitoring Based on Electromagnetic Sensing Techniques, IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 20, pp. 1019-1027, 2019.

45)  W. Yin, M. Lu*, J. Tang, Q. Zhao, Z. Zhang, K. Li, Y. Han, A. Peyton, Custom edge‐element FEM solver and its application to eddy‐current simulation of realistic 2M‐element human brain phantom, Bioelectromagnetics, vol. 39, pp. 604-616, 2018.

46)  Y. Xie, J. Long, P. Zhao, J. Chen, J. Luo, Z. Zhang, K. Li, X. Hao, Z. Qu, M. Lu, and W. Yin*, A self-powered radio frequency (RF) transmission system based on the combination of triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) and piezoelectric element for disaster rescue/relief, Nano energy, vol. 54, pp. 331-340, 2018.

47)  M. Lu, H. Xu, W. Zhu, L. Yin, Q. Zhao, A.J. Peyton, and W. Yin*, Conductivity Lift-off Invariance and measurement of permeability for ferrite metallic plates, NDT & E Internationalvol. 95, pp. 36 – 44, 2018.

48)  W. Zhou, M. Lu*, L. Zhou, L. Yin, Q. Zhao, A. Peyton, and W. Yin, Three-Dimensional Electromagnetic Mixing Models for Dual-Phase Steel Microstructures, Applied Science, vol.8, pp.529, 2018

49)  W. Yin, M. Lu*, H. Xu, W. Zhu, L. Yin, Q. Zhao, X. Meng, and A.J. Peyton, Acceleration of Eddy Current Computation for Scanning Probes, Insight, vol. 60, pp. 561 – 567, 2018.

50)  L. Yin, S. Rodriguez, R. Leiva, R. Akid, W. Yin and M. Lu*, Detection of Corrosion Pits Based on an Analytically Optimised Eddy Current Sensor, Insight, vol. 60, pp. 547 – 555, 2018.

51)  M. Lu, A.J. Peyton, and W. Yin*, Acceleration of Frequency Sweeping in Eddy-Current Computation, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 53, pp. 7, 2017.

52)  M. Lu, W. Zhu, L. Yin, A.J. Peyton, W. Yin*, and Z. Qu, Reducing the Lift-Off Effect on Permeability Measurement for Magnetic Plates from Multifrequency Induction Data, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 67, pp. 167-174, 2017.

53)  J.R.S. Avila, K.Y. How, M. Lu, and W. Yin*, A Novel Dual Modality Sensor With Sensitivities to Permittivity, Conductivity, and Permeability, IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 18, pp. 356-362, 2017.

54)  T. Yang, Q. Zhao, K.Y. How, K. Xu, M. Lu, Y. Xie, and W. Yin*, Level Measurement for Saline with a Small Surface Area Using High Frequency Electromagnetic Sensing Technique, Measurement, vol. 101, pp. 118-125, 2017.

55)  M. Lu, L. Yin, A.J. Peyton, and W. Yin*, A novel compensation algorithm for thickness measurement immune to lift-off variations using eddy current method, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 65, pp. 2773 – 2779, 2016.

 

Conferences

 

1)      M. Lu. Eddy current testing of metal powder spread consistency in Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) Additive Manufacturing (AM) Process, ASNT Research Symposium 2024, 2024, Pittsburgh, USA.

2)      R. Sultana, M. Lu, Y. Ji, J. Aldrin, J. Song. Evaluating Eddy Current Simulation Tools: A Comparative Analysis with Benchmark Cases, ASNT Research Symposium 2024, 2024, Pittsburgh, USA.

3)      Y. Ji, M. Lu, R. Sultana, J. Song. Eddy Current Testing Measurement using Low-Cost Collaborative Robot, ASNT Research Symposium 2024, 2024, Pittsburgh, USA.

4)      H. Zhao, Z. Tang, Z. Li, Y. Dong, Y. Si, M. Lu, G. Panoutsos. Real-time object detection and robotic manipulation for agriculture using a yolo-based learning approach, 2024 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT), 2024, Bristol, UK.

5)      J. Tang, M. Lu, W. Yin, Y. Xie, Z. Zhang, Q. Zhao. Effect of frozen-thaw injury on cell membrane and bio-impedance, IEEE International Instrumentation & Measurement Technology Conference, pp.1-6, 2020, Dubrovnik, Croatia. DOI: 10.1109/I2MTC43012.2020.9128388

6)      S. Zhu, M. Lu, J. R. Salas Avila, Y. Tao, Y. Xie, A. J. Peyton, J. Ding, S. Williams and W. Yin, Measurement of electrical conductivity for metal wires using an electromagnetic sensor, BINDT Conference, September 2018, Nottingham, UK.

7)      M. Lu, W. Zhu, W. Yin, F.D. van den Berg, H. Yang and A. J. Peyton, Determining the magnetic permeability of ferrite steel strip by a custom inversion method, ECNDT Conference, 2018, Gothenburg, Sweden.

8)      M. Lu, N. Karimian, A. Peyton and W. Yin, Acceleration of sweeping frequency in eddy current computation, BINDT Conference, September 2016, Nottingham, UK.

9)      N. Karimian, M. Lu, J.W. Wilson, W. Yin, A.J. Peyton, Defect representation using the electromagnetic tensor formulation for eddy current NDT, BINDT Conference, September 2016, Nottingham, UK.

10)  M. Lu, W. Yin, and A. Peyton, A custom edge-element FEM solver for eddy current NDT, BINDT Conference, September 2015, Telford, UK.

 

11)  M. Lu, Q. Zhao, P. Hu, and W. Yin, Prediction of the asymptotical magnetic polarization tensors for cylindrical samples using the boundary element method, IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS) Conference, 2015, Zadar, Croatia. 

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