The Future of Aerospace
Engineering is in Flux
From concept to wheels up, digital technology is transforming the ways engineers design, build, maintain, and test aircraft.
Embrace the future with SAE International. We equip engineering leaders to drive quality, safety and accuracy in the face of rising costs, shorter development lifecycles, and constantly shifting requirements.
The Future of Aerospace
Engineering is in Flux
From concept to wheels up, digital technology is transforming the ways engineers design, build, maintain, and test aircraft.
Embrace the future with SAE International. We equip engineering leaders to drive quality, safety and accuracy in the face of rising costs, shorter development lifecycles, and constantly shifting requirements.
Towards MRO 4.0
Challenges for Digitalization and Mapping Emerging Technologies
By Samir Khan, University of Tokyo
Though the drive toward digitalization is well underway, manual labor and subjective assessments are still the norm in the aerospace sector. Today, champions for several technologies, processes, and practices are starting to change this.
This report focuses on the digitalization challenges for MRO 4.0 and the role of building “trust” in technology by reimagining stakeholder experiences. It examines overarching issues, such as data management, robotics, optimization, artificial intelligence, and systems engineering.
Why MRO 4.0 Matters
25%+
of maintenance errors are related to human factors
30%
estimated reduction in maintenance requirements from predictive tools
"...it is important to present current perspectives regarding where the technology stands and how we can evaluate capabilities for autonomous decision support systems that prescribe maintenance activities."
-Samir Khan
University of Tokyo
Towards MRO 4.0
Challenges for Digitalization and Mapping Emerging Technologies
By Samir Khan, University of Tokyo
Though the drive toward digitalization is well underway, manual labor and subjective assessments are still the norm in the aerospace sector. Today, champions for several technologies, processes, and practices are starting to change this.
This report focuses on the digitalization challenges for MRO 4.0 and the role of building “trust” in technology by reimagining stakeholder experiences. It examines overarching issues, such as data management, robotics, optimization, artificial intelligence, and systems engineering.
Why MRO 4.0 Matters
25%+
of maintenance errors are related to human factors
30%
estimated reduction in maintenance requirements from predictive tools
"...it is important to present current perspectives regarding where the technology stands and how we can evaluate capabilities for autonomous decision support systems that prescribe maintenance activities."
—Samir Khan
University of Tokyo
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