TO DEVELOP EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURE FOR CARRYING OUT LASER BASED LEVELING AND HARMONIZATION OF SU-30 MKI AIRFRAME AND EQUIPMENT.
With the exploitation of aircraft over a period of time, the alignment of the structure and the aggregates may get disturbed resulting in sub optimal performance of the systems. Such mis-alignment is also possible during change of fitted components, major scheduled servicing, rectifications and overhaul.
In order to check and correct the alignment, levelling and harmonisation is carried out on airframe and on-board equipment to ensure that the reference lines of all the structural parts of the aircraft and the equipment are aligned as per design specifications. Apart from the airframe, harmonisation is carried out on optical sighting equipment, weapon launchers and navigational equipment.
Currently, leveling is carried out manually using theodolite by considering the reference of 72 markings on the aircraft. The manual process takes about five days. In order to make the procedure effective and accurate, it is proposed to undertake the procedure with aid of laser.
