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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2023
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Inventor:
Farahnaz Sisco, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/14 (2006.01); B23B 35/00 (2006.01); B23P 19/04 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); G01B 11/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/14 (2013.01); B23B 35/00 (2013.01); B23P 19/04 (2013.01); B25J 11/0055 (2013.01); G01B 11/2441 (2013.01); B25J 11/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for inspection. One embodiment is a method for automatically measuring a hole. The method includes driving a fiber optic probe into the hole, determining a profile by scanning the hole via the fiber optic probe, and determining whether an interface gap exists at the hole based on the profile.