MAUS
Mobile Automated Scanner (MAUS®)
The Boeing MAUS®IV system is a portable c-scan inspection system that integrates several traditional inspection techniques into a single package. This system is effective in a variety of production manufacturing and aircraft maintenance environments for process quality inspections, damage assessment, aging structure evaluation, and repair validation programs.
Unique features of the Boeing MAUS®IV system include equipment portability, ease of setup, inspection versatility, and very fast inspection rates. These features contribute to an efficient approach for the on-site inspection of large structures. Inspection applications include metals, monolithic composites, hybrid composite-metals, and bonded structures.
Link to: Boeing MAUS web-site
System Features
Scan speeds up to 100 sq ft per hour using 0.04” data resolution
Pulse-echo, thru-transmission, or shear wave sensors provide ultrasonic time-of-flight and attenuation information for thickness gauging, detection of laminar defects and porosity, or crack detection applications
Resonance, pitch/catch, or mechanical impedance sensors provide indications of voids or porosity in an adhesive bondline
Single and dual frequency eddy current methods support crack and/or corrosion detection in aging metallic structure
Several raster scanner options available ranging from small hand scanners to large track scanners
Rotational scanning option supports detailed interrogation around installed fasteners
Advanced imaging and data analysis features enhance inspection data interpretation
Author: R A Smith.
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