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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2012
William P. Motzer, Seattle, WA (US);
James C. Kennedy, Renton, WA (US);
Michael C. Hutchinson, Kent, WA (US);
Martin L. Freet, Federal Way, WA (US);
Ronald E. Vonwahlde, Puyallup, WA (US);
Steven Ray Walton, Wilkeson, WA (US);
Jeffry J. Garvey, Burien, WA (US);
Scott W. Lea, Renton, WA (US);
James J. Troy, Issaquah, WA (US);
Daniel James Wright, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Hien T. Bui, Kent, WA (US);
Michael Joseph Duncan, Lake Tapps, WA (US);
Mark L. Little, Auburn, WA (US);
William Joseph Tapia, Kapowsin, WA (US);
Barry A. Fetzer, Renton, WA (US);
Richard C. Krotzer, Enumclaw, WA (US);
William P. Motzer, Seattle, WA (US);
James C. Kennedy, Renton, WA (US);
Michael C. Hutchinson, Kent, WA (US);
Martin L. Freet, Federal Way, WA (US);
Ronald E. VonWahlde, Puyallup, WA (US);
Steven Ray Walton, Wilkeson, WA (US);
Jeffry J. Garvey, Burien, WA (US);
Scott W. Lea, Renton, WA (US);
James J. Troy, Issaquah, WA (US);
Daniel James Wright, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Hien T. Bui, Kent, WA (US);
Michael Joseph Duncan, Lake Tapps, WA (US);
Mark L. Little, Auburn, WA (US);
William Joseph Tapia, Kapowsin, WA (US);
Barry A. Fetzer, Renton, WA (US);
Richard C. Krotzer, Enumclaw, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A system and method that allow inspection of hollow structures made of composite material, such as an integrally stiffened wing box of an aircraft. A wing box comprises top and bottom skins connected by a plurality of spaced spars. The system employs a plurality of scanners for inspecting different portions of each spar. The system uses dynamically controlled magnetic coupling to connect an external drive tractor to computer-controlled scanners that carry respective sensors, e.g., linear ultrasonic transducer arrays. A system operator can control the various components by means of a graphical user interface comprising multiple interaction regions that represent the individual scanner motion paths and are associated with respective motion script files.