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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2010
Applicants:
Jeong-beom Ihn, Bellevue, WA (US);
Justin Kearns, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Jeong-Beom Ihn, Bellevue, WA (US);
Justin Kearns, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/024 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for inspecting a laminate structure may include transmitting a lamb wave through a selected portion of the laminate structure from an actuator at a predetermined location on a surface of the laminate structure. The method may also include receiving the transmitted lamb wave at a sensor at another predetermined location on the surface of the laminate structure. The method may additionally include detecting and characterizing an anomaly in the laminate structure based on the received lamb wave.