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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2021
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Darrell D. Jones, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Daniel R. Smith, Woodinville, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 7/06 (2006.01); B26D 7/18 (2006.01); B26D 11/00 (2006.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B23P 21/00 (2006.01); B26D 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 7/0625 (2013.01); B26D 7/1863 (2013.01); B26D 11/00 (2013.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B23P 21/004 (2013.01); B23P 2700/01 (2013.01); B26D 2007/0018 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for inspecting a structure. One embodiment is a method for inspecting a structure. The method includes advancing a structure along a track in a process direction, aligning a Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI) station at the track with an edge of the structure that was trimmed upstream of the cleaning station, imaging the edge via the Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI) station, characterizing the edge based on the imaging, and advancing the structure further in the process direction via the track.