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
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Scan speeds up to 100 sq ft per hour using 0.04” data resolution |
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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 |
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Resonance, pitch/catch, or mechanical impedance sensors provide indications of voids or porosity in an adhesive bondline |
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Single and dual frequency eddy current methods support crack and/or corrosion detection in aging metallic structure |
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Several raster scanner options available ranging from small hand scanners to large track scanners |
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Rotational scanning option supports detailed interrogation around installed fasteners |
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Advanced imaging and data analysis features enhance inspection data interpretation |
Author: R A Smith.
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