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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2021
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Morteza Safai, Newcastle, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/207 (2019.01); G01N 29/04 (2006.01); H05H 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/207 (2019.01); G01N 29/043 (2013.01); H05H 1/2406 (2013.01); G01N 2291/267 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for evaluating a bond includes a first electrode and a second electrode that are spaced apart from one another. The system also includes a sacrificial material layer positioned proximate to a surface of a bonded structure that includes the bond. The system also includes a power source configured to cause the first and second electrodes to generate an electrical arc that at least partially ablates the sacrificial material layer as part of a non-destructive inspection of the bond.