The smart aircraft fastener evaluation (SAFE) system is an advanced structural health monitoring effort to detect and characterize corrosion in hidden and inaccessible locations of aircraft structures. Hidden corrosion is the number one logistics problem for the U.S. Air Force, with an estimated maintenance cost of $700M per year in 1990 dollars. The SAFE system incorporates a solid-state electrochemical microsensor and smart sensor electronics in the body of a Hi-Lok aircraft fastener to process and autonomously report corrosion status to aircraft maintenance personnel. The long-term payoff for using SAFE technology will be in predictive maintenance for aging aircraft and rotorcraft systems, fugitive emissions applications such as control valves, chemical pipeline vessels, and industrial boilers. Predictive maintenance capability, service, and repair will replace the current practice of scheduled maintenance to substantially reduce operational costs. A summary of the SAFE concept, laboratory test results, and future field test plans is presented.


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    Title :

    Smart aircraft fastener evaluation (SAFE) system: a condition-based corrosion detection system for aging aircraft


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Smart Structures and Materials 1996: Smart Sensing, Processing, and Instrumentation ; 1996 ; San Diego,CA,United States


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    Publication date :

    1996-05-30





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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