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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Gregory L. Clark, Issaquah, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/30 (2006.01); G01M 17/007 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/95 (2006.01); G01N 21/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/303 (2013.01); G01M 17/007 (2013.01); G01N 21/9515 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8472 (2013.01); G01N 2021/9518 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus comprises an automated guided vehicle that moves on a surface of a composite structure during operation of the apparatus to inspect the composite structure, a surface inspection sensor system associated with the automated guided vehicle, and an automated guided vehicle and surface inspection sensor system controller in communication with the automated guided vehicle and the surface inspection sensor system.