Pratt & Whitney, AWIROS Launches AI-based Aircraft Engine Inspection Tool
RTX business, Pratt & Whitney, in collaboration with Indian Start-up AWIROS, on Tuesday reported the launch of Percept, an advanced AI-based Aircraft Engine Analysis Tool.
According to the company, Percept is a computer vision product that operates on top of the Awiros Video Intelligence Operating System (OS). Its cloud-based interface allows users to capture images and videos of aircraft engines on their mobile devices. It also receives real-time responses on parts availability, enabling faster and cost-efficient turnaround of leased engine assets.
O Sung Kwon, vice president, Customer Support, Pratt & Whitney said, “We have been working with Awiros, an Indian Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence (AI) start-up for the past few years to mature this technology, we are excited to be shifting from technology development to now bringing an operational product to the market.”
He emphasised that the tool reduces the time and effort involved in the pre-and-post-lease analysis of aircraft engines.
Furthermore, Vikram Gupta, Founder and CEO, Awiros said, “Building the Percept tool in collaboration with RTX has been one of the most exciting opportunities in the journey of Awiros as a startup. We are proud that Percept’s high-fidelity scanning of Pratt & Whitney engines with handheld mobile phones, without any specialised hardware, is being commercially deployed in the aerospace industry.”
Meanwhile, the Percept solution will be deployed exclusively on Pratt & Whitney’s most advanced commercial engines, including the Pratt & Whitney GTF TM engine and the V2500.
