Intelligent Borescopefor smarter, fasterengine inspections
Waygate Technologies and Rolls-Royce areworking together to transform the engine
inspection process.
The Intelligent Borescope provides consistentand fast data collection by integrating artificial
intelligence (AI) apps and leveraging Rhinestahl’s
FutureDriveNG+ electronic turning tool with
Waygate Technologies’ Everest Mentor VisualiQ VideoProbe™ with Real3D™ Measurement
and Menu Directed Inspection technology.

Benefits:•Reduce aircraft engine
inspection time up to 75%•Reduce data processing
time by nearly 95%•Save millions in inspection
costs over time — and keep
your aircraft in the air

Challenge

An average aircraft flies 20,000 times in its lifetime. That’s
the equivalent of 60 million miles—or 2,400 times around theglobe. Many of these aircraft are powered by Rolls-Royceengines and, although designed to operate with minimalneed for visual inspections, they sometimes must undergo
unscheduled maintenance checks. These can be caused bynaturally occurring events such as a bird strike or a heavy
landing, or they can result from onboard health monitoring
systems that indicate a need to check various systems orcomponents.

Solution

Working together, Waygate Technologies and RollsRoyce created a system to improve the overall quality
and efficiency of on-wing inspections. This one-of-a-kindIntelligent Borescope solution enables a level of semiautomated data analyses previously never seen in aviation.
The Intelligent Borescope uses Waygate Technologies’
Everest Mentor Visual iQ VideoProbe™ with Real3D™
Measurement—the only 3D Phase Measurement softwareof its kind—along with enhanced probe optics and custom
AI technology to not just semi-automate data capture bututilise it to support Rolls-Royce’s IntelligentEngine vision.
The borescope tip is enabled with a scanner that generates 3Dcolor images. As it moves through the engine, the borescope
captured images are analyzed by an AI app installed on theborescope handset. The AI app maps the blade the same way
a face is mapped, looking for irregularities or inconsistencies.
Never before has facial recognition AI been used in this way inaerospace inspections.
Menu Directed Inspection (MDI) technology enables captured
data to also include information that enables it to be processed
and reviewed in an efficient and user-friendly format.

One way of getting a look inside the engine is with aborescope. First, however, the engine must be completely
shut down and then cooled. Staging, tooling, and activationof safety systems are all necessary before anyone ispermitted to start working on the engine, so six or more hours
easily can pass before work can begin. Add in the actual
inspection time, and a routine borescope inspection cantake an aircraft out of service for
12 hours. That’s 12 hours theaircraft is on the ground and notin the air.
Rolls-Royce wanted a way toleverage AI to generate the required
inspection dataset in a much more
efficient manner—one that enables
automated data collection, analyses,
and reporting while helping inspectors
make more informed decisions, faster.
The creation of an intelligent engine
inspection system would reduceoverall inspection time and help
minimise the risk of human errorthat can impact inspection
outcomes.

Embedded AI apps enable the operator to review, edit andreport the data without using any additional equipment. It is
all processed on board the Waygate Technologies’ Everest
Mentor Visual iQ VideoProbe™. No need to transport or
carry additional IT equipment to the engine. A process that
previously took 90 minutes… now takes just 5.
Once all data is processed and reported, users can simplypush a button to send the data directly to the Rolls-Royce
Inspection Insight platform, providing tremendous efficiency
by removing this burden from the inspector.

“This technology will not only speed up
inspection times, but also transform many
aspects of our business through the capture
and analysis of high-quality standardized
data from all of our engines, which can beexploited to maximize the efficiency of ourentire fleet and improve future design.”
Adriano Pulisciano
Imaging and Computer Vision Specialist, Rolls-RoyceResults

Artificial Intelligent analytics

Harnessing Real3D Measurement, MDI and AI-enabled
automation, this new Intelligent Borescope has massively
increased data collection while reducing aircraft engine
inspection time by 75% and the time to process this databy nearly 95%.

These apps are designed to be fully integrated into theWaygate Technologies’ Everest Mentor Visual iQ system.
No additional laptop or companion device is needed – all
the necessary computational power is fully provided by theonboard processor within the handset.

With this high level of innovation and partnership,
Rolls-Royce was able to boost data collection, optimize
its inspections, and set itself up for a future of speed,innovation, safety, and success.

The Intelligent Borescope is an industry-first AI applicationenabled borescope that can capture and process image
data in around 30 minutes for certain inspections. But thisis just the start. With new apps and innovation to come,Waygate Technologies and Rolls-Royce will continue toinvest to transform in-situ inspection.

Artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision have beencombined to create bespoke apps designed to significantly
improve the time taken to undertake certain in-situ visualinspections.

Rhinestahl’s FutureDriveNG+
electronic turning tool

The Intelligent Borescope is digitally connected tothe electronic Rhinestahl FutureDriveNG+ turning tool.
This positions the blade to enable reliable and repeatablecapture of each and every aerofoil in the stage. After eachblade is successfully positioned, the tool sends a signal tothe borescope to capture the image automatically.
For more information, visit https://www.rhinestahl.com/“At Waygate Technologies, we are proud
to be driving the future of inspection bydelivering data, insights, and advanced
analytics through connected assets suchas the Mentor Visual IQ. With innovativetechnology and industry partnerships, we
can better create value-add technology toaccelerate, scale, and unlock new outcomes.”
Mike Domke
Executive General Manager, Waygate Technologies

Specifications

VideoProbe handset kit
Part number

RR-MVIQHANDSET-KIT

Included standard accessories

Work Station Shipping/Storage Case with Integrated insertion tube storage reel, battery
charger and power word, optical tip case, 16 GB USB thumb drive, user manual, accessory
pouch, 1 battery, Magic Arm, 3D measurement block and DHMI-DP cable (5m)

Shipping box dimensions

57.2 x 56.3 x 41.2 cm (22.52 x 22.16 x 16.22”)

System weight in case43.2 lbs

User interface

Menu-driven and soft button operation; menu navigation using either touchscreen or joystick

Ergonomic design

Unitized hand-held design with interchangeable QuickChange probes

Illumination

White LED

Measurement
Articulation

Real3D stereo and phased measurement with point cloud visualization, Projected Plane andArea Depth Profile measurement types
360º All-Way® tip articulation, menu access, and navigation

Internal memory

32 GBZoom

5X continuous digital zoom

Battery

2-hr Li ion battery pack, charge while attached or detached from handset

Display

6.5” XGA LCD, daylight readable with touchscreen

I/o ports(2) USB 3.0 “A” port, (1) USB 3.0 client micro ‘B’ port

Video output

DisplayPort digital video output

Still image formats

Bitmap (.BMP) and JPEG (JPG)

Video format

MPEG4 AVC/H.264 (.MP4 file)

IP ratingIP65 (assembled), IP55 (disassembled)

Military standard compliance

MIL-STD-810G 501.5, 502.5, 506.5, 507.5, 509.5, 510.5, 511.5, 514.6, 516.6, 521.3
MIL-STD-461G electromagnetic compatibility with RE102, and RS103 – above deck

Agency complianceGroup 1 Class A; EN61326-1, IEC CB Scheme, UL/EN/CSA-C22.2 61010-1, IEC 62133,
UN/DOT T1-T8, EU RoHS 2, EU RED Directive, ISTA 2G

Probe & optical tip kits
DiameterPart number

4.0mm

RR-SD4030PROBE-KIT

6.1mm

RR-HD6130PROBE-KIT

Description

Interchangeable probe with rigidizer, grippers and 6 OTAs: side, forward view and
3DPH measurement
Interchangeable probe with guide tube, probe holder and 4 OTAs: side, forward view andstereo measurement

Rolls-Royce Analytics
Part numberDescription

MVIQ-ADRRRERO

Blade erosion analytic

MVIQ-ADRRRBEMAT

Blade elognation analytic

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