1. Jean-Pierre DANIEL, Airbus at AIAA CANEUS 2004, Monterey CA, USA Structural Health Monitoring for Airliners from research to user requirements, a European view AIAA CANEUS 2004, Monterey CA, USA Presented by Jean-Pierre DANIEL Systems Senior Manager Clemens BOCKENHEIMER Structure Testing Manager AIRBUS

2. © AIRBUS FRANCE S.A.S. Tous droits réservés. Document confidentiel. 02 November 2004Jean-Pierre DANIEL, Airbus at AIAA CANEUS 2004, Monterey CA, USAPage 2 Content 1. AIRBUS introduction 2. What is Structural Health Monitoring? 3. Benefits of SHM 4. Towards an SHM system 5. Main research in SHM 6. A progressive introduction 7. Conclusion

3. © AIRBUS FRANCE S.A.S. Tous droits réservés. Document confidentiel. 02 November 2004Jean-Pierre DANIEL, Airbus at AIAA CANEUS 2004, Monterey CA, USAPage 3 A380: A significant scale factor A380 Compared to existing aircraft the A380 is a new dimension A320 7.14 8.56

4. © AIRBUS FRANCE S.A.S. Tous droits réservés. Document confidentiel. 02 November 2004Jean-Pierre DANIEL, Airbus at AIAA CANEUS 2004, Monterey CA, USAPage 4 Conclusion SHM is a key Technology of the Intelligent Structure of to-morrow  Structural maintenance will be eased and its cost reduced  Aircraft operational availability will be increased  SHM will enable new maintenance concepts  The use of SHM will contribute to reduce structural weight by changing design principles via a progressive introduction towards more Aircraft efficiency

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