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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Nathan R. Smith, Melbourne, FL (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/00 (2006.01); G01N 23/20008 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/20008 (2013.01); G01N 2223/05 (2013.01); G01N 2223/052 (2013.01); G01N 2223/50 (2013.01); G01N 2223/5015 (2013.01); G01N 2223/615 (2013.01); G01N 2223/648 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for detecting gaps in composite parts. One method includes radiating a beam of x-rays in a firing direction towards surface of a multi-layer Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) part, acquiring data indicating intensity of sidescatter radiation received at an x-ray detector that extends along the CFRP part in the firing direction, and examining the acquired data for gaps at the CFRP part based on differences in intensity indicated by the data.