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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2009
Roger W. Engelbart, Webster Groves, MO (US);
Steven J. Burpo, Saint Charles, MO (US);
Michael P. Renieri, Marthasville, MO (US);
Roger W. Engelbart, Webster Groves, MO (US);
Steven J. Burpo, Saint Charles, MO (US);
Michael P. Renieri, Marthasville, MO (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus may comprise a nondestructive evaluation system and a cutting system. The nondestructive evaluation system may be configured to inspect a processed portion of a structure. The nondestructive evaluation system may be configured to determine whether an inconsistency is present in the processed portion. The nondestructive evaluation system may also be configured to generate information about a location of the inconsistency. The cutting system may be configured to cut a number of parts out of the processed portion of the structure in which the inconsistency may be at least substantially excluded from the number of parts.