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Subject: flying vehicle monitoring system
Category: Science > Instruments and Methods
Asked by: epyas-ga
List Price: $10.00
Posted: 09 Jun 2003 07:59 PDT
Expires: 09 Jul 2003 07:59 PDT
Question ID: 215054
I am doing research and need following information if you can find it:

Company's contact info(address, web site, email)
The company I am looking for is engaged in developing a 
built-in technical condition monitoring system for flying vehicles.

Basically I am looking for a company that is doing work in developing
a system that monitors airframe structure and estimation of realtime
damages to it
received in service and during combat operations.

All I need is just a contact info and a brief description.
Thank you in advance
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Subject: Re: flying vehicle monitoring system
Answered By: thx1138-ga on 09 Jun 2003 10:03 PDT
 
Hello epyas and thank you for your question.

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is
developing the  F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which has incorporated into
it "Airframe—monitor sensors" that transmit fault data back to the
aircraft’s base or ship.

The address for the company is:
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
P.O. Box 748, M.Z. 1522
Fort Worth, TX 76101
USA
http://www.aiac.ca/Aero-CanadaBrief.pdf

"LM Aeronautics Company"
http://www.lmtas.com/contacts/index.html

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Also this person might be able to help you:

Dr. William G. (Bill) Farquhar
Principal Engineer, F-35 JSF Sensor Fusion and Lead Systems Architect
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
P.O. Box 748, MZ 2411
Fort Worth, TX 76101
Direct: 817.777.8489
E-Mail: William.g.farquhar@lmco.com 
http://www.et.ttu.edu/iab.htm

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Regarding the F-35:
"The onboard prognostics and health management (PHM) system’s ability
to transmit fault data back to the aircraft’s base or ship before
landing will be crucial."

"Intelligent PHM software processes hosted in the JSF’s integrated
core processor will constantly monitor internal test and parametric
information from aircraft subsystems, explains Greg Brown, Lockheed
Martin Aeronautics’ air system specialty engineering team lead"

"The PHM architecture includes five area managers: 

Vehicle systems—monitors flight controls and utility subsystem,
including landing gear, environmental control system and external
lighting;

Mission systems—monitors communications, navigation, electronic
warfare and stores management gear;"

*NOTE:*
"Airframe—monitors sensors to assess the health of the aircraft
structure, measuring airframe stress, G-force exceedances, and life
usage;

Propulsion—monitors engine and lift fan health; 

and Air vehicle—cross-correlates BIT failure information across all
systems for "failure corroboration" and fault isolation"
http://www.aviationtoday.com/reports/avionics/0403jsf_support.htm


"Tom Burbage, executive vice president and general manager of the
Lockheed Martin F-35 JSF program"
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/articles/041803_3.html

Thank you for your question and if you need any clarification of my
answer, do not hesitate to ask.

Very best regards

THX1138

Search strategy included:
airframe sensors combat
://www.google.com/search?hl=pt&ie=ISO-8859-1&as_qdr=all&q=airframe+sensors+combat&lr=
Comments  
Subject: Re: flying vehicle monitoring system
From: gyro1964-ga on 28 Jul 2003 22:39 PDT
 
You might like to look this site ,SMS are doing a lot of work with
Airbus,all the mojor players are looking at there system 
www.smsystems.com.au

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