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Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 10, 2017
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Stephen N. Provost, St. Louis, MO (US);

Dale M. Pitt, Hazelwood, MO (US);

Assignee:

THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/14 (2006.01); B64C 13/16 (2006.01); B64D 43/00 (2006.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); G01B 11/16 (2006.01); B64C 3/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/16 (2013.01); B64C 3/385 (2013.01); B64D 43/00 (2013.01); B64D 45/00 (2013.01); G01B 11/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system which includes a first light beam locating sensor associated with a first position to be located on a wing of an aircraft. The first light beam locating sensor senses a first light beam at an identifiable position on the first light beam locating sensor. A processor is configured to receive a first signal from the first light beam locating sensor wherein the first signal includes a first identifiable position on the first light beam locating sensor. The processor is configured to determine a location of the first position on the wing and perform a first comparison of the location of the first position on the wing to a predetermined analyzed location of the first position on the wing.


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