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Technologies & Innovations

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irements.

NDT

Robotics and surface-adaptive
ultrasound for fully-automated
inspection of composites
- Robotics and surfaceadaptive ultrasound for
fully-automated inspection
of composites ................. p68
- Leaner budgets boost
innovation in small satellite
design .............................. p74
- Degradable epoxy resin for
sustainable carbon fibre
composites ...................... p78

Achieving high-speed inspection rates for complex composite parts
requires versatile, integrated systems that meet the challenges of
automated part handling and non-destructive testing (NDT) for ship
sets that can include hundreds of different parts. This paper presents cost-effective integrated solutions that are being successfully
used to inspect composite parts for fully-automated aerospace applications. The most appropriate solution for a given ship set depends
on factors that include detection and sizing requirements, the range
of part sizes and geometries, the required inspection speed and cost
constraints. The challenges of optimizing different technologies and
integrating them into a single system are described for a recently
implemented industrial solution. Lessons learned from the project
are presented both in terms of technology integration and implementation of a new ultrasonic software algorithm.

Helping engineers
meet specific
application
requirements
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By
Michel Brassard, Contour Dynamics
Inspection Systems, Techno Diffusion
NDT Systems
Deborah Hopkins, Bercli Corp.
Jean-Noël Noiret, EADS Composites
Aquitaine

S

urface-Adaptive Ultrasound
(SAUL) is a very recent advancement in phased-array technology
that is being used to overcome inspec-

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tion challenges that include highly
contoured surfaces, parts with small
radii such as those often found on
blades and stiffeners, rough and irregular surfaces including regions of ply
drop-off and lap joints, and parts with
varying shape, curvature, and thickness
with length. Although vision systems
and robots can be used to achieve
highly accurate part following, the
part-to-part variability that is typically
encountered with composites creates
problems for automated part and probe
positioning, as well as accurate part
tracking. This paper demonstrates the
performance of a cost-effective inspection solution for complex-geometry
composites in a high-volume production environment achieved by combining advanced ultrasound technology
with industrial robotics and vision
technologies.
Aerospace composite manufacturers
face the reality that traditional inspec-


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Cover
Edito
Point of view > looking to the future
Contents
Agenda of Events
COMPANY & BUSINESS In Brief
APPLICATIONS
Elevator
Sport & leisure
Defense
E.V.
MARKET
Automotive
US market
SPECIAL JEC AMERICAS
9th I.C.S.
Awards
Canada: country guest of honor
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Graphene
Tow placement
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATIONS
NDT
Software
Epoxy
Index
In the world
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - Point of view > looking to the future
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - Contents
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - Ad1
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - COMPANY & BUSINESS In Brief
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - Elevator
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - Sport & leisure
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - Defense
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - E.V.
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - Automotive
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - US market
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - 9th I.C.S.
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - Awards
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - Canada: country guest of honor
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - Graphene
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - 63
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - Tow placement
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - Index
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - NDT
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - Software
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - Epoxy
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - In the world
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