Determining servicability and remaining life of an in-service structure using three-dimensional scan data
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsThomas A. Brown, Craig Martin Farniok, Todd Roffo, Nicholas E. Smith, Jacob Paul Thilges
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Abstract
According to an embodiment, three-dimensional (3D) scan data representative of an in-service structure that is captured by a scanning device is accessed by a processor circuit. Based on the 3D scan data, in-service computer-aided design (CAD) data representative of an in-service surface corresponding to the in-service structure is generated by the processor circuit. Based on the in-service CAD data representative of the in-service surface, at least one of a serviceability level or remaining life estimate of the in-service structure is determined.
Claims20
A system for determining serviceability and remaining life of an in-service structure comprising:
- a processor circuit;
- and
- a memory coupled to the processor circuit, the memory comprising machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit:
- access three-dimensional (3D) scan data captured by a scanning device representative of an in-service structure;
- based on the 3D scan data, generate in-service computer-aided design (CAD) data representative of an in-service surface corresponding to the in-service structure;
- and
- determine at least one of a serviceability level or remaining life estimate of the in-service structure based on the in-service CAD data representative of the in-service surface.
A method for determining serviceability and remaining life of an in-service structure comprising:
- accessing, by a processor circuit, three-dimensional (3D) scan data captured by a scanning device representative of an in-service structure;
- based on the 3D scan data, generating, by the processor circuit, in-service computer-aided design (CAD) data representative of an in-service surface corresponding to the in-service structure;
- and
- determining at least one of a serviceability level or remaining life estimate of the in-service structure based on the in-service CAD data representative of the in-service surface.
A system for determining serviceability and remaining life of an in-service structure comprising:
- a processor circuit;
- and
- a memory coupled to the processor circuit, the memory comprising machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit:
- access nominal computer-aided design (CAD) data representative of a nominal volume comprising a nominal surface, wherein the nominal volume corresponds to a nominal structure;
- access three-dimensional (3D) scan data captured by a scanning device representative of an in-service structure corresponding to a portion of the nominal structure;
- based on the 3D scan data, generate in-service CAD data representative of an in-service surface of the in-service structure corresponding to a portion of the nominal surface;
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- replace the portion of the nominal surface with the in-service surface to generate modified nominal CAD data representative of a modified nominal volume comprising the in-service surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.