Development of a Fast Inspection System for Aerospace Composite Materials-The IntACom Project

IntACom is a 3 year project that will develop a prototype robotic scanning system for the rapid, automated Non-Destructive Testing of complex geometry composite components for the aerospace industry. The objective is to achieve a four-fold increase in the throughput of components under test by increased automation of the inspection process through improvements to data presentation and assisted flaw detection. This paper discusses the approach adopted and the progress to date.