Combined structural and electrical repair for multifunctional wideband arrays

A method comprising:

• identifying an impaired backskin section of a plurality of backskin sections, each backskin section comprising a plurality of electronics components and a backskin structure and coupled to a multifunctional wideband array, wherein each of the plurality of backskin sections are electrically coupled to a plurality of core cells of a core;
• cutting an opening in a superstrate of the multifunctional wideband array to expose the impaired backskin section;
• replacing the impaired backskin section with a replacement backskin section comprising:
• removing core cells corresponding to the impaired backskin section;
• replacing the core cells using standard core repair strips;
• and
• soldering the replacement backskin to the standard core repair strips of the replaced core cells, wherein the plurality of electronics components of the backskin sections provide electrical functionality enabling the plurality of core cells of the core to function as a phased array antenna aperture;
• and
• repairing the opening in the superstrate.

A method comprising:

• identifying an impaired backskin section of a plurality of backskin sections, each backskin section comprising a plurality of electronics components and a backskin structure and coupled to a multifunctional wideband array, wherein each of the plurality of backskin sections are electrically coupled to a plurality of core cells of a core;
• cutting an opening in a superstrate of the multifunctional wideband array to expose the impaired backskin section;
• replacing the impaired backskin section with a replacement backskin section comprising:
• breaking a soldering bond along a bondline between the impaired backskin section and an established section of backskin, wherein the established section of backskin forms a part of the plurality of backskin sections;
• removing the impaired backskin section from the multifunctional wideband array, leaving an opening adjacent a section of established backskin having the bondline along an edge of the section of established backskin;
• trimming a longitudinal core strip one core cell in from the bondline toward the section of established backskin;
• and
• replacing the longitudinal core strip with a standard repair core strip fitted to extend one core cell in from the bondline overlapping the section of established backskin;
• and
• repairing the opening in the superstrate.