Borescope Artificial Intelligence (BAI)

Overview

Development stage

In development or acquisitionSource: a) Pre-deployment – The use case is in a development or acquisition status.

High-impact designation

Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact

Impact justification

Not reported

Start date

Not reported

Withheld from public reporting

Yes (disclosure risk)Source: b) Yes – agency has determined that there’s a risk to disclosure, such as a harm to an interest protected by a FOIA exemption

Mission

Topic area

OtherSource: Other (use other text field)

Operational functions

No function tag matched Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

The BAI will aid jet engine maintainers in identifying compressor and turbine blade defects

Expected benefits

Advanced borescopes would lead to an increased defect capture rate in less maintenance time, keeping engines on wing longer with more confidence in their health.

System outputs

The system will output areas of potential engine damage to the user to evaluate

Technology

AI classification

Computer visionSource: Computer Vision: AI that processes and interprets visual data (e.g., images and videos).

System name(s)

Not reported

Custom-developed code

Not reported

Public source code

Not reported

Sourcing

How it was built

Not reported

Vendor (as reported)

Not reported

Vendors (standardized)

None on the standard list

A vendor is the supplier named by the agency. It does not identify the underlying model or AI technology.

Data and privacy

Involves PII

Not reported

Privacy Impact Assessment

Not reported

Authorization to Operate

Not reported

Demographic features

Not reported

Training and evaluation data

Not reported

Federal Data Catalog

Not reported

Governance

0 of 8 minimum-practice questions answered. A blank answer means the agency reported nothing; it does not mean the practice is absent.

Potential impacts and how they were identified

Not reported