Introduction to the Probability of Detection (PoD)

摘要

The Probability of Detection (PoD) is a very useful aspect of an inspection. Itis a measure of an inspection system and/or personnel’s detection capabilities.The PoD can be used to quantify improvements to an inspection, as well aspersonnel performance changes. Although the PoD can be a useful NDTtool, it is not used extensively. This is mainly due to the complex mathematicsbehind the model. Evaluating a PoD has specific NDT requirements, as well asstatistical requirements.