11 - Operations and Sustainment
AUGMENTED REALITY FOR AIRCRAFT FATIGUE NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION
M.J. Scott¹, S. Koschel¹, W. Verhagen¹, O. Levinski, Defence Science and Technology Group, Australia; P. Marzocca¹; ¹RMIT University, Australia
This paper presents a novel framework for proactive condition-based maintenance using augmented reality (AR) in non-destructive evaluation of aircraft fatigue. Developed using a PC-9/A aircraft and Digital Twin, it enables maintainers via AR compatible devices to visualise fatigue ‘hotspots’ of the airframe, helping to identify damage and enhance maintenance tasks.