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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2014
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Morteza Safai, Newcastle, WA (US);
Ronald G. Turner, Arlington, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A system and method are provided to fabricate a composite part formed of a plurality of pieces of composite material in accordance with a predefined weight requirement. In the context of a system, a source of electromagnetic signals configured to impinge upon a supply of composite material is provided. The system also includes a detector to capture the electromagnetic signals following propagation through the supply of composite material during which at least some of the electromagnetic signals are absorbed by the composite material in a manner proportional to the density of the composite material. The system further includes a computing system to generate a weight distribution map of the supply of composite material based upon the electromagnetic signals captured following propagation through the supply. The weight of a plurality of pieces of composite material cut from the supply of composite material and combined into a composite part is determinable.