TY - CONF A1 - Bellon, Carsten A1 - Deresch, Andreas A1 - Gollwitzer, Christian A1 - Jaenisch, Gerd-RĂ¼diger T1 - Radiographic simulator aRTist: version 2 T2 - 18th WCNDT - World conference on nondestructive testing (Proceedings) N2 - Computer simulation of radiography can be used for different purposes in NDT, such as qualification of NDT systems, optimization of radiographic parameters, feasibility analysis, model-based data interpretation, and training of NDT/NDE personnel. BAM has been working on modeling in the field of radiographic testing for many years. With the gathered theoretical background and the familiarity with practical requirements of industrial application the simulation software aRTist has been developed. This analytical simulator includes a description of the radiation source, the interaction of radiation with test pieces and flaws, and the detection process with special focus on film and digital industrial radiology. It features high processing speed with nearinteractive frame rates and a high level of realism. Here we focus on the recent developments of the simulator, notably the release of aRTist version 2. Extended functionality regarding automated virtual computed tomography now allows for arbitrary scan paths. Another program extension supports reliability investigations and provides a user interface for planning automatic simulations with varying parameters and defects. T2 - 18th WCNDT - World conference on nondestructive testing CY - Durban, South Africa DA - 16.04.2012 KW - X-ray imaging KW - Radiographic testing KW - Simulation KW - Computed tomography PY - 2012 SN - 978-0-620-52872-6 SP - 1 EP - 7 (Paper 333) AN - OPUS4-27398 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -