Case Study: Lockheed Martin achieves improved F-35 airframe durability monitoring with nCode GlyphWorks

Durability testing and monitoring structural performance

Lockheed Martin, USA, uses nCode to support full-scale testing of F-35 Lightning II aircraft airframes, with the goal of verifying that the structure meets full-life design requirements. These tests generate very large volumes of data that must be monitored, processed, and stored accurately for assessment.

Using nCode GlyphWorks with nCode Automation, Lockheed Martin translates raw strain gage data, collates channels against predefined criteria, and analyzes max/min strain, averages, standard deviation, and slope across repeated load cases. nCode also flags drift and step changes against historical data as testing progresses, helping engineers quickly identify concerns for further review and inspection, and the resulting outputs and plots are compiled for engineering and customer reviews.

Lockheed Martin

Marguerite Christian

Senior Manager of F-35 SD Structures Test IPT