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Outer Wing Metrology

Project

WIMO - Outer Wing Metrology


Funding origin:
European
European Union
STRIA Roadmaps:
Vehicle design and manufacturing (VDM)
Vehicle design and manufacturing
Transport mode:
Airborne
Airbone
Transport sectors:
Passenger transport
Passenger transport
Freight transport
Freight transport
Duration:
Start date: 01/04/2011,
End date: 01/12/2016

Status: Finished
Funding details:
Total cost:
€1 452 982
EU Contribution:
€1 061 547

Overview

Objectives:

The demand for reduction of the fuel consumption of aircraft leads to new technologies. One of them is reduction of turbulences on wings by manufacturing the surface with high quality. This means with a low waviness and without gaps and steps. During manufacturing of this surfaces an adequate quality control is mandatory. At present no measurement system exists which is capable of measuring large areas with high lateral and depth resolution.

The WiMo-project aimed at the strategy to combine different measurement systems to a single one which allows for measuring large areas with the necessary resolution. In addition, new strategies for handling the huge amount of data and evaluate them were developed. The project result can therefore fulfil the requirements of a quality control in a production line for the natural laminar flow wing.

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