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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2008
Gregory J. Werner, Puyallup, WA (US);
Paul H. Shelley, Lakewood, WA (US);
Panagiotis E. George, Lake Tapps, WA (US);
Gregory J. Werner, Puyallup, WA (US);
Paul H. Shelley, Lakewood, WA (US);
Panagiotis E. George, Lake Tapps, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method of classifying a polymer containing surface is provided including collecting one or more spectra of infrared energy reflected from the surface over a spectrum of wavelengths; performing multivariate processing at one or more wavelengths; comparing results of the multivariate processing with one or more predetermined material classification models derived from model material infrared energy spectra collected from one or more model material surfaces, the one or more model material surfaces each having a known polymer material composition; and, sorting the polymer containing surface into the proper class based on a similarity of the results of the multivariate processing at one or more wavelengths with the predetermined material classification models.