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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2017
Airbus Operations S.l., Getafe, ES;
Airbus Operations (S.a.s.), Toulouse, FR;
Airbus S.a.s., Blagnac, FR;
Valentin Garcia Martinez, Getafe, ES;
Richard Murillo, Toulouse, FR;
Sebastien Dupouy, Blagnac, FR;
Antoine Bregand, Toulouse, FR;
Irene Borillo Llorca, Getafe, ES;
Romain Coëmet, Toulouse, FR;
Airbus Operations S.L., Getate, ES;
Airbus Operations (S.A.S), Toulouse, FR;
Airbus S.A.S., Blagnac, FR;
Abstract
A method and device for inspecting the structural damage on the skin of an aircraft after a lightning strike, the skin has marks derived from the lightning strike, wherein the marks represent a Visual Damage (VD) and a Structural Damage (SD). The method includes for every mark: measuring the area of paint that has been removed by the lightning strike, and comparing the measured area with an area threshold value, wherein the threshold value is related to the Structural Damage (SD) of every mark.