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Despite the extensive work done for investigation, it is still challenging to locate such defects in dissimilar material joints due to the large differences in the properties of metals and composites as well as the multi-layered structure of the component. The objective of this work is to improve the detectability of defects in adhesively bonded aluminum and carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) by the development of an advanced post-processing algorithm. It was determined that an analysis of multiple reflections has a high potential to improve detectability according to results received by inspection simulations and the evaluation of boundary characteristics. The impact of a highly influential parameter such as the sample curvature can be eliminated by the alignment of arrival time of signals reflected from the sample. The processing algorithm for the improvement of disbond detectability was developed based on time alignment followed by selection of the time intervals with a significant amplitude change of the signals reflected from defective and defect-free areas and shows significant improvement of disbond detectability.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s21093048","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,27]],"date-time":"2021-04-27T06:19:11Z","timestamp":1619504351000},"page":"3048","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Novel Processing Algorithm to Improve Detectability of Disbonds in Adhesive Dissimilar Material Joints"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"21","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0392-1644","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Damira","family":"Smagulova","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Ultrasound Research Institute, Kaunas University of Technology, K. 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