Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Thermography inspection for near-surface inconsistencies of composite structures
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Application No.: US15821668Application Date: 2017-11-22
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Publication No.: US10677715B2Publication Date: 2020-06-09
- Inventor: Hong Hue Tat , William Joseph Tapia , Barry Allen Fetzer , Gary E. Georgeson , Martin L. Freet , Jeffrey G. Thompson
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Yee & Associates, P.C.
- Main IPC: G01N21/17
- IPC: G01N21/17 ; G01N29/04 ; G01N25/72 ; G01N21/84

Abstract:
Methods are presented. Signals are sent into a first surface of a structure using an ultrasonic transducer. Ultrasound response signals are received at the ultrasonic transducer. A portion of a second surface of the structure is heated while the ultrasonic transducer is sending signals into the first surface, wherein the second surface is on an opposite side of the structure from the first surface. Infrared images of the portion of the second surface of the structure are taken after heating the second surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190154565A1 THERMOGRAPHY INSPECTION FOR NEAR-SURFACE INCONSISTENCIES OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES Public/Granted day:2019-05-23
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