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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
May. 25, 2018
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Fred D. Young, Bellevue, WA (US);
Hien Thuong Bui, Renton, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/22 (2006.01); G01N 29/28 (2006.01); G01N 29/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/225 (2013.01); G01N 29/041 (2013.01); G01N 29/28 (2013.01); G01N 2291/106 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2634 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for ultrasonic inspection. One embodiment is a method for ultrasonic inspection. The method includes selecting an ultrasonic probe having an array of transducers arranged in an arc, placing the ultrasonic probe atop a surface of a part having a first radius of curvature, dynamically aligning the transducers of the array with respect to the surface, forming an ultrasonically conductive pathway between the transducers and the part, and inspecting the part via ultrasonic waves transmitted from the transducers.