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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2022
Wichita State University, Wichita, KS (US);
John Tomblin, Wichita, KS (US);
Waruna Seneviratne, Wichita, KS (US);
Caleb Saathoff, Wichita, KS (US);
Christopher Pini, Wichita, KS (US);
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY, Wichita, KS (US);
Abstract
A laser shearography end effector for inspection in an automated inspection and repair system for composite parts. A laser shearography system including an excitation system and a laser shearography camera is supported on a frame for movement with the frame. A slave tool changer is secured to the frame for releasably and operatively connecting the inspection tool to an industrial robot such that the industrial robot can move the inspection tool along a work piece as the laser shearography system inspects the work piece and such that the laser shearography end effector is interchangeable with at least one other automatic inspection end effector or repair end effector of the automated inspection and repair system.