Jet Aviation has introduced JetVision, a 3D visualization application that enables clients to control completion and refurb projects via secure virtual access from anywhere in the world. The product helps reduce downtime by facilitating quick decisions and responses. In addition to precise depictions of design and layouts for clients’ approvals, JetVision provides progress reports, images, and video feeds that enable clients to monitor projects in real time. The app will also simplify maintenance, troubleshooting and parts support once their aircraft enters or re-enters service.
JetVision is an outgrowth of numerous initiatives undertaken by Jet Aviation, the Basel-based completions and MRO provider in preparation for working on new generation airliners - Boeing’s 787 and the Airbus A350 - said Matthew Woollaston, v-p, completions sales & marketing. “The overall goal is to reduce the downtime and give the client a far greater understanding of what they’re going to receive at the end of the program,” Woollaston said.
“We design in 3D, and we came to the realization we had the ability to shorten downtime, and would probably be moving faster [on completion projects] than the principal and their representatives would be able to make decisions,” Woollaston continued. “In the current state, [clients] look at a 2D deck plan and are expected to make decisions based on that,” a process he called “unrealistic and unfair,” adding, “That’s probably the reason it takes so long to get a final answer.”
Jet Aviation unveiled a beta version of JetVision last year at EBACE to “a small group of key influencers in the industry,” Woollaston said. “We’ve been working closely with them over the last year to refine it.”
The data used to create the 3D view seen in JetVision is the same the design and engineering teams use to plan and create the aircraft interiors, so clients have a precise view of relative sizes and fit. Meanwhile, Jet Aviation’s 3D design and engineering process eliminates the need for prefitting monuments and other interior elements. “There’s 100 percent assurance of fit, form and function before it goes on the aircraft,” Woollaston said. Moreover, the added precision enables designers and engineers to craft “a wholly new, lighter and more effective acoustic treatment, achieving a much quieter cabin.”
In addition to seeing their project’s progress in real time, clients can use JetVision to approve work orders and sign off on design changes. “We’re still discovering its capabilities and things we can do,” said Adam White, Jet Aviation’s senior director, Completions Engineering. “We expect to expand its capabilities. We’re going to roll out the product, get feedback, and incorporate that into the tool.”
Attendees can see and try out JetVision at Jet Aviation’s display (Booth A050). The app is smart-device based; no head goggles or other hardware is required, and during EBACE, Jet Aviation has opened access to the app to the public. It’s available in both iOS and Android versions, downloadable via the Apple App Store and Google Play.
Though created for completions on new-generation aircraft, JetVision can be adapted for any completion or refurbishment project, according to Jet Aviation. The app also provides views of systems and components behind the interior structures, and once the aircraft is in service, maintenance technicians can use the app for troubleshooting, ordering parts, and simplifying inspections and repairs. Flight crews can use it to better understand the aircraft’s systems.
