Degaung Wu

Dr. Degaung Wu


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Academic Career Length

1Year (2026-Present)

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31 March 2026 in Actuators
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DWDegaung Wu
Degaung Wu
WCWei Chen
Wei Chen
ZWZhizhong Wu
Zhizhong Wu
HLHui Li
Hui Li
LTLijun Tang
Lijun Tang
The detection of micro-defects within cemented carbides necessitates a high-frequency, high-sensitivity ultrasonic non-destructive testing transducer (UNDTT), whose performance is highly sensitive to geometric structural parameters. Conventional design approaches rely heavily on empirical trial-and-error, resulting in low efficiency and difficulty in achieving globally optimal solutions. To address this limitation, an intelligent multi-objective optimization method is proposed for transducer structural parameters—namely, radius, matching layer thickness, and backing layer thickness—to simultaneously maximize sensitivity (Vpp), center frequency (fc), and bandwidth (BW). By investigating the relationship between structural parameters and performance metrics, a dataset was constructed and used to develop a convolutional neural network (CNN) surrogate model that captures their nonlinear mapping. The CNN was integrated with the NSGA-III multi-objective optimization algorithm to iteratively generate a Pareto-optimal solution set, from which the best design was selected using the entropy-weighted Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to an Ideal Solution (TOPSIS). Finite element analysis (FEA) validation confirmed prediction errors below 7.0%. Compared to conventional designs, the proposed approach delivers a 46.1% higher sensitivity and a 7.7% broader bandwidth while maintaining a thinner matching layer. These results confirm the effectiveness and practical advantage of the proposed framework. This data-driven approach offers an efficient alternative for designing a high-performance UNDTT.