Aircraft Inspection Imagery Collected by UAV for Analysis and Comparison

无人机采集的飞机检查图像进行分析比较

• 批准号: 543380-2019
• 负责人: Gage, Cristina
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2019-01-01 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=680157
• 关键词: Aircraft; Inspection; Imagery; Collected; UAV

Aircraft inspections are essential to the reliable performance of flights. A team of experienced technicians performs inspections. To observe the upper portions of the exterior of an aircraft, technicians must use a series of harnesses, ladders, lifts, and supporting safety equipment in a time consuming process. There is an opportunity to capture highly detailed aircraft structural data while reducing the amount of time required to inspect the upper portions of the exterior of an aircraft with an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), also known as a drone, equipped with a camera. Mohawk College and KF Aerospace will collaborate to develop, pilot, and prototype this process to produce 3D imagery for inspection. The UAV flights will require a disciplined research approach to address the challenge of flying a UAV in an aircraft hangar. After the Mohawk team ensures a reliable GPS signal for UAV flight in the hangar, the Mohawk team will fly the UAV to collect imagery of the aircraft. With that data, Mohawk will create a 3D image of the upper portion of the aircraft. KF Aerospace and Mohawk will review the images for quality compared to a conventional inspection, and in parallel with technician observations for validation and adjustments of the process. The project's results will save time, and improve technician safety, while providing an opportunity for future collaborations to gather additional information regarding next steps for repair and maintenance needs. The imagery will also create excellent aircraft maintenance files for record keeping, insurance, and chain of custody uses. This project will provide an innovative solution for KF Aerospace and improve overall safety of Canadian aircraft maintenance technicians and the inspection outcomes. The Canadian Aerospace Industry Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) industry represented approximately $8 billion in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2017, and from 2012-2017 MRO increase by more than 25% (ISEDC, 2018). The project results will benefit Canada by providing a safer inspection process and more secure planes following inspections and maintenance.

飞机检查对飞行的可靠性能至关重要。由经验丰富的技术人员组成的团队进行检查。为了观察飞机外部的上部，技术人员必须在一个耗时的过程中使用一系列的安全带、梯子、升降机和辅助安全设备。有机会捕捉高度详细的飞机结构数据，同时减少使用配备摄像头的无人机(UAV)检查飞机外部上部所需的时间。莫霍克学院和KF航空航天公司将合作开发、试验和制作这一过程的原型，以产生用于检查的3D图像。无人机飞行将需要一种有纪律的研究方法来应对在飞机库中驾驶无人机的挑战。在莫霍克队在机库确保无人机飞行的可靠GPS信号后，莫霍克队将驾驶无人机收集飞机图像。有了这些数据，莫霍克将创建飞机上部的3D图像。KF航空航天公司和莫霍克公司将与常规检查相比，审查图像的质量，并同时审查技术人员的观察，以验证和调整过程。该项目的结果将节省时间，提高技术人员的安全性，同时为未来的合作提供机会，以收集有关下一步维修和维护需求的更多信息。这些图像还将创建优秀的飞机维护文件，用于记录保存、保险和保管链使用。该项目将为KF航空航天公司提供一种创新的解决方案，并提高加拿大飞机维修技术人员的整体安全和检查结果。2017年，加拿大航空航天工业维护、维修和大修(MRO)行业约占国内生产总值(GDP)的80亿美元，从2012-2017年间，MRO增长了25%以上(ISEDC，2018)。该项目的成果将使加拿大受益，因为它将在检查和维护之后提供更安全的检查过程和更安全的飞机。