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3.12.3 ETC-2000 Scanner<br />

Because of the need for a low-cost eddy current scanner to inspect engine<br />

hardware, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funded the Engine<br />

Titanium Consortium (ETC), which included Allied Signal, General Electric,<br />

Iowa State University, and Pratt & Whitney, to provide the engineering and<br />

software development to accomplish this goal.This new ETC-2000 technology<br />

was transferred to and is currently available from UniWest. A series of end<br />

effecters (robotic end-of-arm tools) and interface modules have been<br />

developed to complete the interface between the inspection site, inspection<br />

sensor, and the motions controlled by the scanner.<br />

This enables the ETC- 000 scanner (Figure 3.31) to adapt to a wide range of<br />

engine components including rotors, disks, cases, and seats. The ETC<br />

system, augmented by conventional and extended flexible sensors, provides<br />

the aircraft industry with a turnkey solution for complex needs associated with<br />

inspecting engine hardware.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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