Advanced materials capabilities

Prototype of the CompInnova vortex robot on the underside of an aircraft fuselage

Detecting fuselage damage The CompInnova project, led by Cranfield and involving five EU organisations, is working on an autonomous vortex robot, capable of carrying novel phased array hardware, 3D damage detection and visualisation, using a powerful air suction system to climb surfaces irrespective of orientation.

For more information, please contact:

Dr Muhammad Khan, Acting Head of Centre for Life-cycle Engineering and Management E: muhammad.a.khan@cranfield.ac.uk Professor Nico Avdelidis, Head of Integrated Vehicle Health Management Centre E: np.avdel@cranfield.ac.uk

Joao Raposo, Project Manager, Aerospace E: j.raposo@cranfield.ac.uk

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