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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2021
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Jeffrey A. Robideau, Hood River, OR (US);
Morteza Safai, Newcastle, WA (US);
Gary E. Georgeson, Tacoma, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Method, apparatus, system, and computer program product for inspecting a joining feature on an object. A portable housing with an x-ray system is moved along the joining feature on the object. The x-ray system is controlled to direct an x-ray beam through an opening in the portable housing to scan an area of the object containing the joining feature as the portable housing moves along the joining feature on the object. Sensor data generated from a backscatter detected by a sensor system is received. The backscatter is generated in response to the x-ray beam encountering the area of the object including the joining feature. A determination is made as to whether an inconsistency is present in the area of the object including the joining feature using the sensor data.