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An Acoustic-Based Wiring Diagnostic System for Aircraft
Technical Paper
2009-01-3192
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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An onboard Acoustic Wiring Diagnostic System to monitor the health of aircraft wiring is under development by Innovative Dynamics Inc. The AWDS incorporates passive acoustic sensors to monitor wire chafing. The system operates continuously in-flight so that intermittent wiring fault conditions can be detected as they happen. Trend analysis data can be logged to enable pro-active maintenance prior to catastrophic failure. A key advantage of the in-situ system is to perform the inspection without removing or disconnecting the wiring. Acoustic signatures of representative aircraft wiring have been characterized under simulated damage conditions. Flight ready hardware and software have been developed and flight testing is underway on an H-53 helicopter. This paper will present the wire diagnostic approach, the AWDS flight instrumentation, and some representative lab test results.
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Hickman, G., Gerardi, J., Field, S., and Kumbar, N., "An Acoustic-Based Wiring Diagnostic System for Aircraft," SAE Technical Paper 2009-01-3192, 2009, https://doi.org/10.4271/2009-01-3192.Also In
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