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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2013
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Gary E. Georgeson, Tacoma, WA (US);
William Joseph Tapia, Graham, WA (US);
Michael D. Fogarty, Auburn, WA (US);
Hong Hue Tat, Redmond, WA (US);
Richard H. Bossi, Renton, WA (US);
Robert L. Carlsen, Kent, WA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for evaluating an object having a wrinkle. Energy is sent into the object at a plurality of locations using an array of transmitting elements. Reflected energy is received at an array of receiving elements in response to a portion of the energy being reflected off a plurality of layers in the object. A three-dimensional model of the wrinkle in the object is created based on the reflected energy received at the array of receiving elements.