Affiliation:
1. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Abstract
A new technique of aircraft structural health monitoring so-called Comparative Vacuum Monitoring (CVM) is introduced in this paper. Compared with the traditional and some novel Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) techniques, it is capable of real-time crack initiation and growth detection reliably and accurately, and especially suitable to monitor the interior locations with hard accessibility. With the advantages of this technique, the aircraft manufacturers (such as Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier, Embraer, ect.) are much interested in applying it into aircraft structural health monitoring and have carried out verification tests on aircrafts or technology ready for the future usage. Through the use of CVM technique, it is possible to quickly, routinely and remotely monitor the integrity of a structure in service.
Publisher
Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
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