Title :
Real-time nondestructive evaluation of airframe structures for health monitoring and residual life prediction
Author :
Keller, Eric ; Ray, Asok
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
Abstract :
The paper presents real-time non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of fatigue crack damage using ultrasonic sensing. The damage sensing system is suitable for health monitoring and residual life prediction in both aging and new aircraft structures
Keywords :
aircraft testing; condition monitoring; crack detection; fatigue cracks; real-time systems; ultrasonic materials testing; US flaw detector functions; US sensing; aging aircraft structures; airframe structures; damage sensing system; fatigue crack damage; health monitoring; new aircraft structures; real-time NDE; real-time nondestructive evaluation; residual life prediction; ultrasonic sensing; Aircraft propulsion; Diesel engines; Fatigue; Inspection; Life estimation; Logistics; Machinery; Mechanical engineering; Monitoring; Safety;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems, 2001. DASC. 20th Conference
Conference_Location :
Daytona Beach, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7034-1
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.2001.963358
