Aerospace · R&D project · Research consortium project
Smart Monitoring and Automated Real-Time Visual Inspection of Sealant Application (SMART VIStA)
| Company / plant | Boeing solar panel manufacturing (MxD project) |
|---|---|
| Defect type | Adhesive dot defects (tails, connections, position, shape) |
| Part | Space-grade solar panels (glue dots) |
| Material | Adhesive |
| Vendor | MxD project team (with Boeing) |
| Camera / lighting | Cameras on a second robotic arm |
| Training data | "trainable on coarsely labeled limited defect data" |
| Reported result (quoted) | Project goal; states it "replaces 14 human workers currently needed in this operation" |
| Notes | Development project (2022), not a confirmed production deployment. |
| Defect categories | Adhesive & sealant |
| Source | https://www.mxdusa.org/project/smart-monitoring-and-automated-real-time-visual-inspection-of-sealant-application-smart-vista/ |
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