Sarissa - partner in the project "Smart ADU"

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Sarissa GmbH is a partner in the project SmartADU - Drilling Technology For Aircraft Assembly In 2020. The company is introducing the digital assistance system Local Positioning System (LPS) with 6D-tracking into the project. As a result, a cross-linking of process data to each specific joint takes place and therefore completeness control of the processes is ensured.

Riveting is a main technology in the aviation sector for joining components. The accessibility to the working space is often inconvenient and heavily dependent on the assembly task at the fuselage, cross-section or final assembly. The ration of manual or semiautomatic drilling is predominant. Hence the project SmartADU focuses on cross-linking innovative technologies to improve significantly the effectiveness of both, manual and semiautomatic drilling process in aviation industry. At the same time the operator is digitally guided enhancing the workflow as well as time and material resource consumption.

A central database is implemented, thereby managing process data directly captured by the electrically driven ADU’s. Each dataset is associated with the specific drilling location on the aircraft structure via an ultrasonic-based tracking system. A framework for tracing reference drillings from the outside is integrated in the technology pool as well. A portable probing system facilitates advanced analysis of borehole characteristics. The whole concept is validated in a fullscale testing environment.

For conducting the project SmartADU2020 the suppliers Lübbering and Klenk entrenched in aviation, the innovative manufacturer of assistance systems Sarissa and two experience research institutes in the fields of production engineering: the Institute of Production Management and Technology (IPMT) of the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) and the Fraunhofer IFAM, have founded a consortium of different backgrounds to create solutions not only to guarantee a better documentation of assembly process, but also to substantially facilitate them.

More information: Brochure Smart ADU

Sarissa im Projekt SmartADU
Aircraft assembly with the Sarissa assistance system