Development of an Automated Nondestructive Inspection (ANDI) System for Commercial Aircraft: Phase I

Alberts, C. J.; Kaufman, W. M.; Siegel, M. W.

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Development of an Automated Nondestructive Inspection (ANDI) System for Commercial Aircraft: Phase I

1994-06-01
By Alberts, C. J. ; Kaufman, W. M. ; Siegel, M. W.

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Alberts, C. J. ; Kaufman, W. M. ; Siegel, M. W.
Corporate Creators:

Carnegie Mellon University. Carnegie Mellon Research Institute
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Technical Center
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Publication/ Report Number:

DOT/FAA/CT-94/23
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

Final Report
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
Description:

This report describes the first phase in the development of a robotic system designed to assist aircraft inspectors by remotely deploying nondestructive inspection (NDI) sensors and acquiring, processing, and storing inspection data. To demonstrate the feasibility of using robots to acquire data, a prototype inspection system was developed. The system comprises a surface-walking robot for sensor deployment and a personal computer for controlling the robot and for processing and displaying the acquired data. The robot can deploy an eddy current sensor on the skin surface, scan a portion of a rivet row, and step to another location to gather more data. In addition, requirements to include video cameras to provide visual images of the surface were specified. The prototype system was tested in a laboratory setting on a simulated aircraft panel. The design of the robot satisfied the mobility and manipulation requirements of the skin inspection application. The eddy current traces displayed on the computer monitor from the robotically deployed eddy current sensor were comparable to those from manually deployed eddy current sensors. Overall, the results of this phase of work indicate that robotic inspection tools designed to assist human inspectors hold great promise.
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G0319014
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[PDF - 1.92 MB]
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FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
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