Identification of Life Cycle Cost Reductions in Structures With Self-Diagnostic Devices

Abstract

Life cycle cost (LCC) has become an essential parameter not just for accountants but also in engineering. it is not only the cost for product development or manufacturing which are the significant portions in aerospace applications but also those for maintenance, repair and maybe even disposal. A way to reduce this LCC portion is automation, where various solutions for structural health monitoring have been proposed. Most of the discussion will be made on the basis of the metallic components before predicting some possible LCC reductions with regard to CFRP components just entering their life cycle. Conclusions will finally be drawn with regard to future developments of structural health monitoring systems used for self diagnosis of aircraft structures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADP010432

Entities

People

  • Christian Boller
  • Clemens Brand

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Composite Materials
  • Frequency
  • Inspection
  • Landing Gear
  • Landing Gear Doors
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Maintenance
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Military Aircraft
  • Structural Health Monitoring
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Visual Inspection

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space