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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
May. 10, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yuan-Jye Wu, Issaquah, WA (US);
Hong Tat, Redmond, WA (US);
Benjamin E. C. Koltenbah, Federal Way, WA (US);
Vicki Wu, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/00 (2006.01); G01N 29/06 (2006.01); G01N 29/44 (2006.01); G01N 21/88 (2006.01); G01N 21/95 (2006.01); G01N 21/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); G01N 21/88 (2013.01); G01N 21/8851 (2013.01); G01N 21/95 (2013.01); G01N 29/069 (2013.01); G01N 29/4454 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8438 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8472 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0231 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0289 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10132 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30164 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for inspecting a composite structure includes acquiring an image of the composite structure. The composite structure includes at least a first ply and a second ply adjacent the first ply. The method also includes transforming the image into a binary image, and determining a first boundary line between the first ply and the second ply. The method further includes characterizing an irregularity in the composite structure based at least partially on the first boundary line.