A trio of aviation partners is showcasing what they’re calling a breakthrough UAV application enabling full, thorough, automated drone dent inspection of an airplane in a single hour.
UAV manufacturer Donecle, 3D mapping specialist 8tree, and defense aviation company Dassault revealed their collaborative product as a potential game-changer in aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) activity of military, passenger, and cargo planes. Dubbed dentCHECK, the 3D mapping technology was developed over an 18-month period by 8tree for mounting on Donecle drones, and use in automated dent inspections of Dassault Rafale fighter jets. The partnership received the backing of France’s state Agence de l’innovation de defence.
A series of recent tests at a French air force base hit the trio’s targets. In just 60 minutes, the UAV app had created a complete model of examined Rafale jets with a depression accuracy of 0.1mm depth and 2mm width. The partners…
