Primjena tehnologije dronova u održavanju zrakoplova

master's thesis

• Title (english): Application of drone technology in aircraft maintenance
• Author: Marija Pešić
• Mentor: Dragutin Lisjak (mentor)
• Mentor: Davor Kolar (komentor)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-12, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: TECHNICAL SCIENCES; Mechanical Engineering

Abstract

Održavanje zrakoplova jedno je od najkompleksnijih područja održavanja zbog velikih dimenzija zrakoplova, njihove kompleksne konstrukcije i izravnog utjecaja na sigurnost putnika i posade. Osim toga, održavanje ima i značajan udio u ukupnim troškovima zrakoplovnih tvrtki. Unatoč ugrađenoj sofisticiranoj opremi za testiranje i praćenje podataka o letu, održavanje zrakoplova i danas uglavnom obavljaju inženjeri održavanja na temelju iskustva.
U radu je opisana problematika održavanja putničkih zrakoplova i značajke dronova. Detaljno su opisani navigacijski senzori i tehnologije koje se primjenjuju za snalaženje dronova počevši od osnovnih ka složenijim tehnologijama.
Dronovi mogu pristupiti teško dostupnim i opasnim mjestima, snimiti teren i prikupljene informacije poslati na računalo u stvarnom vremenu. Zbog ovih karakteristika i relativno pristupačne cijene pronalaze sve širu primjenu u različitim područjima života, od rekreativne primjene do intervencija u hitnim slučajevima.
Sve značajniju primjenu pronalaze i u području održavanja različitih postrojenja i objekata. Sukladno tome i kompleksno održavanje zrakoplova nastoji se unaprijediti tehnologijom dronova.
U eksperimentalnom primjeru ispitane su mogućnosti pozicioniranja i gibanja drona te snimanja potrebnih fotografija čijom bi se usporedbom detektirala eventualna oštećenja u cilju vizualnog pregleda trupa putničkog zrakoplova. Dijagnosticirane su slabosti i nedostaci pri izvođenju eksperimenta te su, na osnovu provedene analize, doneseni zaključci i predložene smjernice za daljnja istraživanja i postizanje boljih rješenja ove problematike.

Abstract (english)

Aircraft maintenance is one of the most complex maintenance areas due to the large dimensions of aircraft, their complex construction, and their direct impact on passenger and crew safety. In addition, maintenance also has a significant share in the total cost of airlines. Despite the built-in sophisticated equipment for testing and tracking flight data, aircraft maintenance is still mostly performed by experience-based maintenance engineers.
The paper describes the issue of maintenance of passenger aircraft and the characteristics of drones. Navigation sensors and technologies used to navigate drones are described in detail, starting from basic to more complex technologies.
Drones can access hard-to-reach and dangerous places, record the terrain and send the collected information to a computer in real-time. Due to these characteristics and relatively affordable prices, they are finding wider applications in various areas of life, from recreational applications to emergency interventions.
They are finding more and more significant applications in the field of maintenance of various plants and facilities. Accordingly, the complex maintenance of aircraft is being improved by drone technology.
In the experimental example, the possibilities of drone positioning, drone movement, and taking the necessary photographs were examined, the comparison of which would detect possible damage to visually inspect the fuselage of a passenger aircraft. Weaknesses and shortcomings in the performance of the experiment were diagnosed and, based on the analysis, conclusions were drawn, and guidelines were proposed for further research and achieving better solutions to this problem.

• Keywords: održavanje zrakoplova; dron; navigacija; pozicioniranje; vizualni pregled
• Keywords (english): aircraft maintenance; drone; navigation; positioning; visual inspection
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:235:018636
• Study programme: Title: Mechanical Engineering; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra inženjer/inženjerka strojarstva (magistar/magistra inženjer/inženjerka strojarstva)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access; Embargo expiration date: 2023-12-02
• Created on: 2021-12-02 06:42:16