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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2009
Kevin Y. Ung, Bellevue, WA (US);
Arun Ayyagari, Seattle, WA (US);
Craig F. Battles, Seattle, WA (US);
James T. Farricker, North Bend, WA (US);
Brian Tillotson, Kent, WA (US);
Kevin Y. Ung, Bellevue, WA (US);
Arun Ayyagari, Seattle, WA (US);
Craig F. Battles, Seattle, WA (US);
James T. Farricker, North Bend, WA (US);
Brian Tillotson, Kent, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A computer implemented method is provided for analyzing the health of a structure by measuring the value of preload on each of a plurality of fasteners installed on the structure and correlating the measured values of preload with a set of specifications. A report is generated for each of the fasteners representing the results of the correlations. Groups of the fastener reports are used to infer the health of the structure.