AITRON
AITRON Condition Monitoring for Arresting Gears
An arresting gear is a mechanical system that quickly slows an aircraft as it lands. It is an essential part of naval aviation and is used on aircraft carriers that launch planes with catapults or ski-jump ramps. Similar systems are found at land airfields for expeditionary or emergency use.
A typical system has several steel wire ropes laid across the landing area. The aircraft's tailhook catches a wire, and the aircraft's motion energy moves into hydraulic damping systems below the carrier deck. Other systems use nets to catch an aircraft's wings or landing gear. These barriers are used only in emergencies, for aircraft whose tailhooks do not work.
We have designed an intelligent monitoring system that checks the health of the arresting gear's water twister.
Potential Markets
Our niche sits where these markets meet. Sizes are in billions of US dollars.
Our niche market
7.54% growth per year
Machine condition monitoring
8.3% growth per year
Predictive maintenance
21.01% growth per year
Structural health monitoring
10.27% growth per year
Vibration monitoring
7.8% growth per year
Military aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul
1.12% growth per year
Naval vessel maintenance, repair, and overhaul
2.4% growth per year
Hydraulic equipment
4.5% growth per year
Internet of things in aerospace and defense
17.5% growth per year
Market sizes and growth rates are estimates based on published industry sources and Aicody analysis. Later years are projections, not guarantees of results.
