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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2014
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Mark D. Bumgardner, Enumclaw, WA (US);
Jonathan A. Schweiger, Seattle, WA (US);
Christopher M. Gorsh, Kent, WA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A gage apparatus includes a probe, a processor, and a memory. The probe includes a plurality of transmitters and a plurality of receivers both aligned in an axial direction along the probe. The processor is in electronic communication with the plurality of transmitters and the plurality of receivers. The memory is in electronic communication with the processor. The memory includes programming code for execution by the processor. The programming code is configured to determine a length of a structure disposed adjacent to the probe based on which of the plurality of receivers receive signals transmitted by the plurality of transmitters and reflected off the structure.