The Science and Engineering Lab at McClellan Air Force Base, Sacramento, Calif. has been involved in the development and use of computer-based scanning systems for NDE (nondestructive evaluation) since 1985. This paper describes the history leading up to our current applications which employ eddy current and ultrasonic scanning of aircraft structures that contain both metallics and advanced composites. The scanning is performed using industrialized computers interfaced to proprietary acquisition equipment and software. Examples are shown that image several types of damage such as exfoliation and fuselage lap joint corrosion in aluminum, impact damage, embedded foreign material, and porosity in Kevlar and graphite epoxy composites. Image analysis techniques are reported that are performed using consumer oriented computer hardware and software that are not NDE specific and not expensive
NDE scanning and imaging of aircraft structure
Nondestructive Evaluation of Aging Aircraft, Airports, Aerospace Hardware, and Materials ; 1995 ; Oakland,CA,United States
Proc. SPIE ; 2455
1995-07-07
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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