Spirit Aerosystems, Inc.

Michael R Grosser

John Faber Sjogren

Kendall Ford Koerner

An inspection system for ultrasonic inspection of a part, such as an aircraft component. The inspection system may include one or more transducers, an acoustic coupler made of an acoustic coupling compliant solid, a low friction contact film, a location sensor, and a processor. The contact film may substantially surround the acoustic coupler or portions thereof. The transducers may transmit ultrasonic or sound waves through the acoustic coupler, the contact film, and at least partially through the part being inspected thereby. The location sensor may sense and output information regarding how far the ultrasonic inspection system has traveled along the part. The processor may associate signals from the transducers with signals from the location sensor to determine precise locations on the part at which particular signals are received by the transducers.

Modular film-covered elastomeric inspection device

A system and method for detecting unwanted wrapping of one or more of a plurality of strips of material around a feed roller intended to urge the strips of material forward. During proper operation, the strips of material remain to a first side of the feed roller, but an error may cause the material to pass to a second side of the feed roller. The system for detecting this error may comprise a plurality of send optical fibers configured to send light in a direction toward the second side of the feed roller; a plurality of receive optical fibers configured to receive light reflected off of the feed roller and/or any of the strips of material; and an alarm for notifying a user or an automated system if an amount of light received is not a desired amount of light, indicating reflection off of at least one strip of material.

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Serby, KS, United States of America

Michael R Grosser