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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Gary Ernest Georgeson, Tacoma, WA (US);
Alan Frank Stewart, Renton, WA (US);
William P. Motzer, Seattle, WA (US);
Steven Kenneth Brady, Renton, WA (US);
Richard H. Bossi, Renton, WA (US);
Clarence Lavere Gordon, III, Renton, WA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for inspecting a structure. In one illustrative embodiment, an apparatus comprises a laser system located outside of an area that includes a region of a structure to be inspected, a mobile platform located within the area to be inspected, and a projection system associated with the mobile platform. The laser system is configured to generate a laser beam. The projection system receives the laser beam and projects the laser beam onto a surface of the region of the structure. The laser beam causes a number of ultrasonic waves to form within the structure.