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UH-1 corrosion monitoring

dc.contributor.advisor Mavris, Dimitri N.
dc.contributor.author Kersten, Stephanie M. en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMember Jones, Joseph
dc.contributor.committeeMember Schrage, Daniel P.
dc.contributor.committeeMember Volovoi, Vitali
dc.contributor.department Aerospace Engineering en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2011-03-04T21:22:53Z
dc.date.available 2011-03-04T21:22:53Z
dc.date.issued 2010-11-19 en_US
dc.description.abstract As the UH-1 aircraft continue to age, there is growing concern for their structural integrity. With corrosion damage becoming a bigger part of the sustainment picture with increasing maintenance burden and cost, it is becoming increasingly important for corrosion management to be updated with more advanced techniques. The current find-and-fix technique for handling corrosion has many shortfalls, spurring the recent interest in early detection through structural health monitoring. This condition based technique is becoming more prevalent and is recognized for the potential to greatly reduce maintenance cost. Through corrosion monitoring, structural and environmental conditions can be closely observed, preventing excessive maintenance action and saving cost. Searches for corrosion monitoring system designs revealed several commercial companies with prototype systems installed on commercial aircraft, however, details on system design and data analysis were scarce. This study attempted to bridge the gap in literature by providing insight into the development of a corrosion damage prediction model and the design of a corrosion monitoring system. This study attempted to use aircraft maintenance data to make prediction models for determining what corrosion damage an aircraft can expect, given varying operating conditions. Although a reliable prediction model could not be created, trends observed in the data were still valuable for identifying problematic areas of the aircraft. In order to create reliable models, more accurate corrosion data is needed. This can be accomplished through the implementation of a corrosion monitoring system. A custom corrosion monitoring system was designed for the UH-1 aircraft. Commercial off-the-shelf products were fit to the design and a benefits-to-cost analysis was performed for the monitoring system, evaluating the system based on criteria developed from user requirements. The system proved to meet and exceed expectation, making it an ideal choice for the UH-1 aircraft. en_US
dc.description.degree M.S. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/37312
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.subject Helicopter en_US
dc.subject Corrosion en_US
dc.subject Monitoring en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Structural health monitoring
dc.subject.lcsh Metals Fracture
dc.subject.lcsh Airframes Fatigue
dc.title UH-1 corrosion monitoring en_US
dc.type Text
dc.type.genre Thesis
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local.contributor.advisor Mavris, Dimitri N.
local.contributor.corporatename Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering
local.contributor.corporatename Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory (ASDL)
local.contributor.corporatename College of Engineering
local.relation.ispartofseries Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering
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