The Columbia Accident Investigation Board issued a major recommendation to NASA. Prior to return to flight, NASA should develop and implement a comprehensive inspection plan to determine the structural integrity of all Reinforced Carbon-Carbon (RCC) system components. This inspection plan should take advantage of advanced non-destructive inspection technology. This paper describes a non-intrusive technology with a micro-flying robot to continuously monitor inside a space vehicle for any stress related fissures, cracks and foreign material embedded in walls, tubes etc.
Micro-Flying Robotics in Space Missions
SAE 2005 AeroTech Congress and Exhibition - World Aerospace Congress ; 2005 ; Dallas, TX, United States
2005-01-01
Conference paper
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English
Micro-Flying Robotics in Space Missions
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