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Boeing FA-18 Super Hornet
Close-range industrial photogrammetry was sucessfully
applied to undertake a detailed dimensional analysis of the build process
of the new FA-18 E/F Super Hornet landing flaps for Boeing/Hawker de Haviland
Australia. The Super Hornet's landing flaps are built in Melbourne from
advanced materials including carbon composites, aluminium and titanium.
Boeing is currently implementing a robotic drilling system to replace
the manual technique of drilling the titanium skins. Photogrammetry has
played a critical role in the program by alowing a detailed assessment
of dimensional variability of both the robot system and the manufactured
components to be undertaken. Using real-time vision-metrology, multiple
landing flaps were measured at various stages of their build cycle. The
data was then used to statistically quantify the build variation at key
stages of the flap fabrication process.
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