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Automation for nondestructive inspection of aircraftWe discuss the motivation and an architectural framework for using small mobile robots as automated aids to operators of nondestructive inspection (NDI) equipment. We review the need for aircraft skin inspection, and identify the constraints in commercial airlines operations that make small mobile robots the most attractive alternative for automated aids for NDI procedures. We describe the design and performance of the robot (ANDI) that we designed, built, and are testing for deployment of eddy current probes in prescribed commercial aircraft inspections. We discuss recent work aimed at also providing robotic aids for visual inspection.
Document ID
19940026067
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Siegel, M. W. (Carnegie-Mellon Univ. Pittsburgh, PA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Johnson Space Center, Conference on Intelligent Robotics in Field, Factory, Service, and Space (CIRFFSS 1994), Volume 1
Subject Category
Cybernetics
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 94-1223-CP
Accession Number
94N30572
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: MDA972-92-J-1010
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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