DEVELOPMENT OF NONDESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION METHODS FOR COMPOSITE REPAIR

摘要

This paper describes the development and implementation of two complementary nondestructive inspection methods for repairs made on aircraft composite honeycomb structures: computer aided tap testing (CATT) and air-coupled ultrasonic testing (AC-UT). The CATT, being a semi-automated and quantitative technique, is exploited to map out the interior conditions of a repaired part. The same repair is also imaged with air-coupled ultrasound and both compared with the results from destructive sectioning.