Environmental Degradation Measurement, Monitoring and Management (EDM3)

Environmental Degradation Measurement, Monitoring and Management (EDM3) is an approach developed by the Advanced Technology Centre (ATC), BAE SYSTEMS to support condition based maintenance on platforms.   The approach allows end users to estimate the remaining life of a painted platform before the onset of corrosion within land, sea and air domains and as well as for civil applications. 

The remaining life is estimated in the software enviroment and can be run in either of two modes: model mode builds a micro climate with respect to a platforms position (mission/storage) and geographical location.  Parameters including salinity, pollutants, pH, surface state, available chromate, UV and temperature are used to predict the time to pitting corrosion on land and air platforms, and general corrosion on marine platforms. Sensor mode uses data streamed from sensors manufactured by the ATC, BAE SYSTEMS.  Sensors include: paint degradation sensors and surface state (Time of Wetness), field trials are ongoing on land, sea and air platforms.

It has also been demonstrated that condition based data and generated remaining life data may be used by other fleet mamangemant tools and corrosion managment environments and has a real impact on reducing life cycle costs and improving maintance activities. 

 Keywords

Environmental Modelling, Environmental Sensing, Corrosion, Paint Degradation, Fleet Management, Land, Sea and Air Domains.