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7 July 1995 Improved portable lighting for visual aircraft inspection
Richard N. Shagam, Jeremy M. Lerner, Rick Shie
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Abstract
The most common tool used by aircraft inspectors is the personal flashlight. While it is compact and very portable, it is generally typified by poor beam quality which can interfere with the ability for an inspector to detect small defects and anomalies, such as cracks and corrosion sites, which may be indicators of major structural problems. A Light Shaping Diffuser TM (LSD) installed in a stock flashlight as a replacement to the lens can improve the uniformity of an average flashlight and improve the quality of the inspection. Field trials at aircraft maintenance facilities have demonstrated general acceptance of the LSD by aircraft inspection and maintenance personnel.
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Richard N. Shagam, Jeremy M. Lerner, and Rick Shie "Improved portable lighting for visual aircraft inspection", Proc. SPIE 2455, Nondestructive Evaluation of Aging Aircraft, Airports, Aerospace Hardware, and Materials, (7 July 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.213531
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KEYWORDS
Inspection

Optical inspection

Diffusers

Visualization

Reflectors

Light sources and illumination

Nondestructive evaluation

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