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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2012
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Richard H. Bossi, Renton, WA (US);
Gary Ernest Georgeson, Tacoma, WA (US);
Jeffrey Reyner Kollgaard, Seattle, WA (US);
Alan Frank Stewart, Renton, WA (US);
William P. Motzer, Seattle, WA (US);
Clarence Lavere Gordon, III, Renton, WA (US);
Matthew O'Donnell, Seattle, WA (US);
Jinjun Xia, Seattle, WA (US);
Ivan Pelivanov, Seattle, WA (US);
Chen-wei Wei, Seattle, WA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for testing a composite structure. A pulsed laser beam having a number of properties is generated. Each of the number of properties is within a selected range. The pulsed laser beam generated by the generation laser system is directed towards a composite structure comprised of a number of composite materials. A number of ultrasonic waves are formed in the composite structure when the pulsed laser beam contacts the composite structure without causing any undesired inconsistencies in the composite structure outside of selected tolerances.