The Use of 3D Visualization in the After-sales Services of Civil Aviation

In such a highly competitive and safety-oriented industry as aviation, an important task in the after-sales service of civil aviation is to provide operators with operational information on its maintenance. In practice, the solution to this problem is the use of interactive electronic technical manuals and services that provide access to such documentation. This paper presents an overview of the promising areas of interactive electronic technical manuals development in terms of the use of 3D visualization of technical data, as well as an overview of the relevant services. The article considers the features of the application of 3D visualization in the after-sales services of Airbus, Boeing, Embraer, GE Aviation and Rolls-Royce. The features of the development and results of the application of 3D visualization by the domestic aircraft developer – JSC Irkut Corporation – are considered in two directions: for procedures in the Aircraft Maintenance Manual, made in the interactive electronic technical manual format, and for the after-sales information service, designed to record information about the technical condition of the aircraft structure. The use of 3D visualization in the interactive electronic technical manual of JSC Irkut Corporation makes it possible to increase the efficiency of performing maintenance procedures and improve the quality of the manual as a whole at the stage of its development. “Aircraft structure technical condition reporting system” developed on the interactive electronic technical manual database allows you to directly interact with the Structural Repair Manual, link information about damages and repairs performed to specific structural elements of the aircraft on a 3D model, carry out an operational exchange of this information by all interested parties, as well as create requests to the aircraft developer for damages not described in the manual.