Aircraft inspection system

US10081443B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Airbus Defence and Space GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Franz Engel · Birkenfeld, DE
• Daniel Bauer · Hudson, US
• Tilman Orth · Munich, DE
• Christian Weimer · Munich, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 28, 2016
• Grant date: Sep 25, 2018
• Expiry date: Nov 28, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L67/12
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In order to provide a simplified inspection of an aircraft for the pilot, an aircraft inspection system is provided which includes at least one movable inspection unit, a position detection arrangement, and at least one data transfer interface. The at least one moveable inspection unit is moveable relative to an aircraft to be inspected. The at least one movable inspection unit includes at least one sensor for detecting a characteristic value, for verifying a characteristic and/or for determining a defect of an aircraft. The movable inspection unit is configured to generate monitoring data. When a defect or a characteristic value is detected, the position detection arrangement detects position data of the movable inspection unit in relation to the aircraft to be inspected, and assigns the position data to the monitoring data. The data transfer interface provides the position data with the assigned monitoring data as inspection data.