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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2008
Morteza Safai, Seattle, WA (US);
Kimberly D. Meredith, Bellevue, WA (US);
Gary E. Georgeson, Federal Way, WA (US);
Gregory John Clark, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey Lynn Duce, Milton, WA (US);
Morteza Safai, Seattle, WA (US);
Kimberly D. Meredith, Bellevue, WA (US);
Gary E. Georgeson, Federal Way, WA (US);
Gregory John Clark, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey Lynn Duce, Milton, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Nondestructive examination is performed on a composite aircraft component including a composite body and a conductive medium. The conductive medium is substantially more conductive than the composite body. The nondestructive examination includes applying an electromagnetic field that penetrates the composite body and heats the conductive medium, and creating a thermal image of the conductive medium to reveal conductivity information about the conductive medium.