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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2010
Applicants:
Russell L. Miller, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Rick A. Luepke, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Russell L. Miller, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Rick A. Luepke, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 5/02 (2006.01); G01B 5/12 (2006.01); G01B 3/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for determining the grip length of a hole extending through a stack of panels so that a fastener of appropriate length can be selected for insertion into the hole. A shaft carrying an array of probes is inserted into the hole and the array generates signals indicating which probes of the array are contacting an inner wall of the hole.