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| Title: | Rapid Inspection of Aerospace Structures - Is It Autonomous Yet? |
| Authors: | Bar-Cohen, Yoseph
Backes, Paul
Joffe, Benjamin |
| Issue Date: | 16-Oct-1996 |
| Citation: | Seattle, WA |
| Abstract: | The trend to increase the usage of aging aircraft added a great deal of urgency to the ongoing need for low-cost, rapid, simple-to-operate, reliable and efficient NDE methods for detection and characterization of flaws in aircraft structures. In many cases, the problem of inspection is complex due to the limitation of current technology and the need to disassemble aircraft structures and testing them in lab conditions. To overcome these limitations, reliable field inspection tools are being developed for rapid NDE of large and complex-shape structures, that can operate at harsh, hostal and remote conditions with minimum human interface. In recent years, to address the need for rapid inspection in field conditions, numerous portable scanners were developed using NDE methods, including ultrasonics, shearography, thermography. This paper is written with emphasis on ultrasonic NDE scanners, their evolution and the expected direction of growth. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2014/26456 |
| Appears in Collections: | JPL TRS 1992+
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