Fatigue and Stress Monitoring Using Scanning and Permanently Mounted MWM-Arrays

Washabaugh, Andrew; Zilberstein, Vladimir; Lyons, Richard H.; Walrath, Karen; Goldfine, Neil; Abramovici, Eugen

doi:10.1063/1.1570321

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“…Two concepts in particular, the Meandering Winding Magnetometer (MWM) and the Magneto Optic Imager (MOI) have shown significant potential in recent years. The size of the inspection area is significantly larger than the ultrasound camera systems (~50cm 2 vs ~1cm 2 ), with reports of making whole-field, wide-area inspections of hidden cracks and corrosion through coatings reported recently [9,10]. The ability to provide quantitative damage measurements tends to be more limited, but the advantage of inspecting deep, multi-layered, complex structures has been proven.…”

Section: Electromagnetic Imaging Methodsmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Similar to the ultrasound camera concept, distributed electromagnetic sensors using electromagnetic sensing principles have recently been described and reported in the literature [9,10]. Two concepts in particular, the Meandering Winding Magnetometer (MWM) and the Magneto Optic Imager (MOI) have shown significant potential in recent years.…”

Section: Electromagnetic Imaging Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Advanced imaging of hidden damage under aircraft coatings

Cooney

Blackshire

2006

SPIE Proceedings

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The external coating systems of nearly all military aircraft are stripped to bare metal during programmed depot maintenance cycles. This paint stripping process has become cost prohibitive in recent years, and is expected to continue to be a major and escalating problem for the sustainment of an aging Air Force fleet. Although a number of competing factors come into play, the key reason behind current paint stripping practices is centered on requirements for visual inspection of the aircraft structure to determine if corrosion and/or fatigue damage is present. In recent years, a number of advancements have been made in the area of nondestructive evaluation (NDE) that provide new inspection capabilities for aircraft skins without the requirement for protective coating removal. In this effort, several advanced imaging methods are evaluated for hidden damage detection and quantification through typical aircraft coating systems. A number of measurement examples are provided for engineered and realistic aircraft reference standards with variations in coating type, coating thickness, hidden damage type, and component complexity being considered. A comparison of measurement sensitivity, resolution, area coverage, ease-of-use, quantitative assessment, data processing requirements, and inspection speed are also made. It is anticipated that the use of one or more of these advanced NDE methods for thru-paint inspections will provide an enabling capability for long-life coating systems and condition based maintenance practices resulting in significant reductions in hazardous waste generation, dramatic cost savings, and enhanced readiness levels for a wide variety of Air Force systems.

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Section: Electromagnetic Imaging Methodsmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Electromagnetic Imaging Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%