1 Integrity Service Excellence NDE, Materials State Awareness, and Reliability Within the US Air Force 22 June 2016 Ryan Mooers Associate Materials Research Engineer Materials State Awareness Branch (RXCA) Structural Materials Division Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Air Force Research Laboratory
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Integrity Service Excellence
NDE, Materials State
Awareness, and
Reliability Within the
US Air Force
22 June 2016
Ryan Mooers
Associate Materials Research Engineer
Materials State Awareness Branch (RXCA)
Structural Materials Division
Materials and Manufacturing Directorate
Air Force Research Laboratory
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Disclaimer
• The views expressed in this presentation are
those of the author and do not reflect the
official policy or position of the United States
Air Force, Department of Defense, or the
United States Government
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Outline
• Introduction
– Vision/ Motivation
– Who, What, How, and Where’s
• Current Branch Efforts
– In-House Research
– Contracted Efforts
• POD and Reliability
– Connection with ASIP
– Doing a POD study
Photo Courtesy of Dr. Eric Lindgren
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USAF NDE Vision
Digitally-enabled Reliable
Nondestructive Quantitative
Materials / Damage Characterization
Regardless of Scale
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Motivation / Objectives
Improve NDE Capability / Reliability / Efficiency to
• Provide decision quality information to
determine asset integrity (Safety FIRST!)
Maintain user confidence in asset safety
• Minimize disassembly and related maintenance
induced damage (save time and money)
Minimize false calls
• Optimize materials design and production
For Our Airmen
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Where We Came From
• Initially for Quality Control
– 1919 Materials Section mission included “make
routine inspection tests for Procurement Section”*
– Initial applications in radiography and magnetic
particle inspections
• Evolved to include parts in use
• US Air Force established in 1947
• Formalized NDT Section in 1952
• NDE Branch stood up in 1974
• Materials State Awareness Branch:
– Result of Reorganization in 2012Lt. H.H. Arnold,
Military Aviator Number 1, 1911
General of the Air
Force
*Slipstream, 1919 McCook Field Newsletter
“The next Air Force is going to be built around
scientists – around mechanically minded fellows.”
Gen H.H. Arnold
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Where We Fit & What We Do
Air Force
Research Laboratory
RXSAAdvanced
Engineering,
Rapid Response
RXCAResearch,
Development,
Transition
AF
Life Cycle
Management Center
AF
Sustainment
Center
AFSC NDI Program ManagerComplex NDI Managers
Depot/Field/SPO Support
AF NDI Office
Maintain NDI operational
infrastructure
NDI Executive
Working Group
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How We Do It
Augmented Materials Design, Processing, and Performance
Efficient and Effective ASIP/PSIP/MX Actions
Model-driven Quantitative Representation of Material/Damage State with Statistical Metrics