NLIGN™

NLign is the analysis tool within the NLign Analytics Platform. NLign provides an interactive 3D environment to analyze both manufacturing and maintenance data.

INCREASES PRODUCTION RATES AND IMPROVES AIRCRAFT AVAILABILITY

This intuitive 3D environment enables the user to quickly detect and quantify issues like recurring cracks or increasing wear and then aids in root cause analysis efforts to identify the source of the problem.

In addition, NLign™ enables users to quickly find information relevant to a specific troublesome location on a structure, such as previous repairs and analysis. This has been shown to significantly reduce the engineering time associated with the Material Review Board (MRB) process during manufacturing and engineering requests during operations.

Benefits

Better Data, Better Decisions

Perform root cause analysis on large amounts of diverse data by identifying the variables associated with defects
Quickly quantify the growth over time of a defect at a specific location
Visually identify “Hot Spot” locations across multiple serial numbers of that same component by overlaying defects on the 3D model
Efficiently locate information such as historic repairs and analysis across fleets to accelerate engineering repair processes
Accurately determine the size and location of the damage. This information can be automatically sent to finite analysis packages to speed repair design.

Features

NLign™ stores data as objects called trendables which are fully customizable and contain a variety of user-defined fields (numbers, dates, lists, text, etc.). NLign™ offers manual and automated data filtering and allows trendables to be viewed as tables, charts, and/or displayed against a 3D model.

NLign™ contains several built-in statistical and graphing functions:

Filtering

NLign™’s Trending Filter Editor allows users to select the trendable data to display. Filtering can be configured to select specific locations on a structure, damage type, and/or other interest parameters. Filters may be saved in private and public modes for restricted or shared viewing.

Charts & Graphs

Users can view existing charts or create new data charts from trendable data. Data can be displayed in various formats, including Bar Chart, Pie Chart, Line Chart, or Histogram Charts.

Color Presets

The Color Presets feature allows users to color-code trendable points based on data values and display them in a 3D view. An auto-select feature allows color presets to be selected automatically based on the selected parameter. In addition, new color presets can be saved for future use.

Damage Mapping

Using this capability, a user can take a photo of a damaged system, use NLign™ to align the image onto a 3D model of the structure, and accurately transfer the damage to the 3D model. Once the damage is transferred to the model, a trendable can be added that allows the user to tag the damage with the proper parameters (e.g., crack, corrosion, etc.).

Report Generation

Create reports based on MS Word and Excel templates. A report-generation wizard automatically completes defined fields.

System Requirements

Requires a Windows 7 machine
or later.