Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and systems for measuring gaps between exterior structures and interior structures
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Application No.: US16840256Application Date: 2020-04-03
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Publication No.: US11561078B2Publication Date: 2023-01-24
- Inventor: Gary E. Georgeson , William J. Tapia
- 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: Kunzler Bean & Adamson
- Main IPC: G01B7/15
- IPC: G01B7/15 ; G01N27/02 ; B64F5/10

Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a method of measuring a gap between exterior structures and interior structures. The method comprises directing a transmitted m-wave signal from an exterior surface of the exterior structure into the exterior structure and the interior structure. The transmitted m-wave signal is generated by a gap sensing device that comprises an electromagnetic dual-tuned resonant coil sensor. The method also comprises measuring a received m-wave signal with the gap sensing device. The received m-wave signal comprises the transmitted m-wave signal influenced by the assembly. The method further comprises determining a size of the gap between the exterior structure and the interior structure based at least partially on at least one measured characteristic of the received m-wave signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210310783A1 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MEASURING GAPS BETWEEN EXTERIOR STRUCTURES AND INTERIOR STRUCTURES Public/Granted day:2021-10-07
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