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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2012
Applicants:
Truong D. Pham, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Samuel Stewart, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Truong D. Pham, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Samuel Stewart, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 41/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/38 (2006.01); G01N 25/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 41/00 (2013.01); B29C 70/38 (2013.01); G01N 25/72 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for detecting a missing tow in a tow band may include a fiber placement head for applying a tow band to a substrate forming a composite layup. The system may further include a heating device for preheating the substrate prior to application of the tow band. The system may additionally include an infrared camera mounted to the fiber placement head and configured to generate a real-time thermal image of the composite layup during the application of the tow band to the substrate.