NDI of aircraft fuselage structures using the Dripless Bubbler ultrasonic scanner

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Barnard ◽  
David K. Hsu
Keyword(s):  
Aircraft Fuselage ◽  
Ultrasonic Scanner

A model to assess the fatigue behaviour of ageing aircraft fuselage

2001 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 677-686 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. D. Diamantakos ◽  
G. N. Labeas ◽  
SP. G. Pantelakis ◽  
TH. B. Kermanidis
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Behaviour ◽  
Aircraft Fuselage

scholarly journals In-Plane Heatwave Thermography as Digital Inspection Technique for Fasteners in Aircraft Fuselage Panels

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 132
Author(s):  
Michael Stamm ◽  
Peter Krüger ◽  
Helge Pfeiffer ◽  
Bernd Köhler ◽  
Johan Reynaert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inspection Time ◽  
Scanning Laser ◽  
Aviation Industry ◽  
Automated Inspection ◽  
Comparison Study ◽  
Laser Doppler Vibrometry ◽  
Inspection Method ◽  
Aircraft Fuselage ◽  
Temporal Tracking ◽  
Lock In

The inspection of fasteners in aluminium joints in the aviation industry is a time consuming and costly but mandatory task. Until today, the manual procedure with the bare eye does not allow the temporal tracking of a damaging behavior or the objective comparison between different inspections. A digital inspection method addresses both aspects while resulting in a significant inspection time reduction. The purpose of this work is to develop a digital and automated inspection method based on In-plane Heatwave Thermography and the analysis of the disturbances due to thermal irregularities in the plate-like structure. For this, a comparison study with Ultrasound Lock-in Thermography and Scanning Laser Doppler Vibrometry as well as a benchmarking of all three methods on one serviceable aircraft fuselage panel is performed. The presented data confirm the feasibility to detect and to qualify countersunk rivets and screws in aluminium aircraft fuselage panels with the discussed methods. The results suggest a fully automated inspection procedure which combines the different approaches and a study with more samples to establish thresholds indicating intact and damaged fasteners.

Implementation of value-driven optimisation for the design of aircraft fuselage panels

2009 ◽  
Vol 117 (2) ◽  
pp. 381-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvie Castagne ◽  
Richard Curran ◽  
Paul Collopy
Keyword(s):  
Aircraft Fuselage

The Aberdeen phased array: a real-time ultrasonic scanner with dynamic focus

1980 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. D. Selbie ◽  
J. M. S. Hutchison ◽  
J. R. Mallard
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Phased Array ◽  
Ultrasonic Scanner
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