Keywords
Citation
Galbraith, P.F.A.M. (2000), "HBM win BAe Systems Airbus UK contract", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 72 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2000.12772fab.022
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2000, MCB UP Limited
HBM win BAe Systems Airbus UK contract
HBM win BAe Systems Airbus UK contract
Keywords: HBM, BAe Systems, Airbus, Data collection, Data analysis
HBM UK, the data acquisition and measurement specialist, has been awarded a contract to supply the data acquisition and analysis system for the new Airbus A340-600 wing-testing facility (Plate 5). The contract was awarded by BAe Systems Airbus UK, who design and manufacture all wings for the Airbus family of aircraft.
Plate 5 The Airbus
A340-600. Photograph provided courtesy of BAe Systems Airbus UK
The contract involves the supply of MGCplus data acquisition modules and HBM's proprietary Computer Aided Test Management (CATMAN) software.
It is reported that the installation will be capable of monitoring and recording data from more than 1,000 separate strain gauge channels located at critical structural points around full-scale aircraft wings. The system will monitor the mechanical behaviour of the wing as it is subjected to various loading conditions by hydraulic rams.
The new facility is under construction at the BAe Systems Airbus UK site in Filton, Bristol and is due for completion in early 2001. The A340-600 is scheduled to enter service in 2002.
Despite increased levels of computer simulation, new aircraft designs must still be physically tested to destruction before going into production. This creates a sizeable demand for signal conditioning and data acquisition equipment for aeronautical testing facilities.
Details available from HBM UK. Tel: +44 (0)20 8420 7170; Fax: +44 (0) 20 8420 7336; E-mail: michael.johnson@hbm-ukco.uh