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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
May. 29, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
David Keith Mefford, Huntsville, AL (US);
Robert Alan Smith, Huntsville, AL (US);
John Dalton Williams, Decatur, AL (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 8/00 (2006.01); G01J 3/02 (2006.01); G01V 8/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 8/005 (2013.01); G01J 3/0272 (2013.01); G01V 8/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for detecting an energetic material on a surface. Electromagnetic radiation is generated. A beam of the electromagnetic radiation is transmitted from a handheld device towards the surface. Reflected electromagnetic radiation from the beam reflecting off of the surface is detected at the handheld device to generate test data. The test data is analyzed at a base unit that is separate from the handheld device to determine whether the energetic material is present on the surface.