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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2015
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Steven K. Brady, Seattle, WA (US);
Gary E. Georgeson, Tacoma, WA (US);
Tyler M. Holmes, Seattle, WA (US);
Donald D. Palmer, Jr., Berkeley, MO (US);
Nathan R. Smith, St. Charles, MO (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A system for automated bond testing includes a sensor that scans a material to be tested; a computer for comparing a reflected signal waveform to a plurality of signal waveforms indicating a defect in the material, and assigning a unique color to the match; a display that displays an image of the material having an assigned one of the plurality of colors indicative of a presence or absence of a defect in the test area; and an automated scanning platform that supports the sensor, the scanning platform moving the sensor in a preset motion over a surface of a test area of the material to be tested to perform an inspection scan of the material at the test area, and that positions the sensor at a predetermined position, a predetermined angle, and a predetermined contact force to acquire data consistently during an inspection.