Airbus Roadmap and Typical Solutions

Abstract

Structure Health (SH) sensing technologies selection is driven by stress requirements, what must be detected and allowable size of anomalies. This paper presents integrated Structure Health (SH) sensing technologies answering to several challenges. Top level challenges are considered such as: design optimization, integration into component during manufacturing or assemblies, and durability demonstration. All must sustain profitable and innovative maintenance operations. Two technical solutions described in this publication cover damage detection, fatigue follow up, and corrosion detection. One system is made of an optical wave guide network including different optical fibre technologies already well known with added innovations. The second is based on electromagnetic technology known as Eddy Current, well known in the field of classical non-destructive testing addressing corrosion and deep crack detection