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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
May. 05, 2023
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Daniel J. Sox, St. Charles, MO (US);
Jeffery Murphy, Troy, MO (US);
James Tad Wegner, St. Louis, MO (US);
Brian Gunther, St. Louis, MO (US);
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
A system for performing grazing angle measurements is disclosed herein. The system includes a laser configured to emit a beam of light and a series of reflective elements configured to direct the beam of light and a hollow sphere is rotatable about a sphere axis with the sphere axis extending through a central region of the hollow sphere. The hollow sphere defines an elongated slot for accepting the beam of light when the hollow sphere is in one of a plurality of predetermined rotational positions about the sphere axis. A mounting arm extends into a central region of the hollow sphere and includes a sample mount configured to receive a sample. The system further includes a spectral hemispherical reflectance detector having a field of view extending into the hollow sphere and a baffle horizontally interposed relative to the sphere axis between the spectral hemispherical reflectance detector and the elongated slot.