Structural monitoring, inspection and analysis



Structural monitoring to optimise the projectable maintenance
Through-life monitoring and continuous observation of the loads and strains on aircraft ensure a higher level of safety, reliability and enhance availability. Comparing real-life strains with verification qualification results provides valuable input on the determination of an aircraft‘s service life consumption. We have many years of experience in structural monitoring to optimise conditionoriented maintenance.
Structural health monitoring (SHM)
Efficient and permanent monitoring of structural integrity:
- Strain data acquisition using sensor technology
- Flight parameter acquisition via the Onboard-Life-Monitoring-System (OLMOS)
- Correlation of measured structural loads with flight parameters
- Software-driven determination of service life consumption using in-service and test load spectra
Fatigue management
Database-driven control of service life-relevant material sustainment measures (LEDA)
- Weakness identification and analysis
- Leveraging of know-how gained from comprehensive measurement programmes to individual aircraft (operational load measurement)
- Use of modern technologies for the in-flight acquisition of flight and structural load parameters (flight load measurement)
- Comparison of operation and qualification strains
Creation and realisation of concepts for the inspection as well as repairs / modifications
- Analytical condition inspection and usage-dependent measures
- Special inspections
- Teardown inspections