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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2021
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Steven K. Brady, Renton, WA (US);
Marc J. Piehl, Renton, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a laser bond inspection system that comprises a high-power laser, configured to generate a high-power laser beam having a high energy, and a low-power laser, configured to generate a low-power laser beam having a low energy that is less than the high energy. The laser bond inspection system further comprises a target patch. The laser bond inspection system additionally comprises a beam-aiming optic, configured to receive the low-power laser beam from the low-power laser and redirect the low-power laser beam at the target patch when the target patch is affixed to the part. The laser bond inspection system also comprises an optical sensor, configured to detect a reflected portion of the low-power laser beam reflected off of the target patch. The beam-aiming optic is further configured to receive the high-power laser beam from the high-power laser and redirect the high-power laser beam at the target patch.