Hand-held Corrosion Scanner/Imager

As a result of the environment in which they operate, Naval aircraft are subject to pervasive corrosion damage. On-board sensors can signal when corrosion may be occurring, but there is a need for a portable corrosion scanning system that can confirm the degree and location of actual corrosion damage. JENTEK’s patented Meandering Winding Magnetometer sensors and arrays (MWM-Array) have proven capabilities for detecting and imaging corrosion damage on complex aircraft components, such as gear box housings and fuselage lap joints. They are thin and flexible, can be customized to suit the component and will conform to curved parts and areas with varying curvature. JENTEK has recently completed a NAVAIR funded Phase II program (Field Portable System for Electromagnetic Imaging of Cracks Under Fasteners ) that succeeded in integrating the functionality of the laptop computer into the impedance instrument and reducing the overall system weight from 28 pounds to 12 pounds. This proposed program will continue the design evolution to meet the Phase I goals of system volume less than 0.5 cubic feet and system weight under 10 pounds. Additionally, MWM-Arrays will be adapted to provide corrosion detection and imaging on specific components of interest to NAVAIR.