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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2022
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Morteza Safai, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 17/00 (2006.01); G01N 3/307 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 17/00 (2013.01); G01N 3/307 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for determining a width of a gap in a structure is provided. The system uses an underwater spark discharge to generate a compression wave in a first vessel containing a liquid. The system further includes a second vessel in which a vacuum is pulled to hold the first vessel against the structure. The compression wave is directed to propagate from the liquid into the structure and is detected after it propagates through the structure including the gap.