Maintenance

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques have come up with a car-mounted laser scanner the size of a shoe box that can survey the contours of road services at speeds of 100 km/h.

SkySweeper is a wire inspection robot built with off-the-shelf electronics and plastic parts printed on an inexpensive 3D printer.

Researchers have developed a team of robots to autonomously strip paint and other exterior coatings from military aircraft using a continuous wave laser.

The Lubricheck analyzes the capacitive and resistive properties of engine oil samples, to determine if an oil change is needed.

The MAGDRIVE project is tasked with creating a mechanical transmission with no touching parts, for use primarily in spacecraft.

Norwegian projector manufacturer Projectiondesign has created the FR12 Remote Light Source (RLS) projector that relocates the lamp from the projector to a rack-mount enclosure up to 30m from the projector head.

Weapons manufacturer FN Herstal has created a Black Box that detects, discriminates, counts shots, measures burst rates and burst lengths, records firing sequences and detects stoppages due to failures to cycle.

The Windows IceBox lets you freeze your HD and free you from having to do maintenance.

Researchers at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) School of Engineering are studying a new nanocomposite material that could enhance the maintenance of large-scale infrastructure and provide early warning of deterioration.

Researchers can detect damage to critical suspension components in military vehicles simply by driving over a speed bump-like "diagnostic cleat" containing sensors.

Thermoteknix release compact and ergonomic Thermal imaging camera for predictive maintenance tasks and more.