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公开(公告)号：US12221232B2
公开(公告)日：2025-02-11
申请号：US18627887
申请日：2024-04-05
Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
Inventor： Gregory James Sweers , James J. Troy , Gary E. Georgeson
Abstract: A method includes obtaining, at an unmanned aerial vehicle, a flight plan for the unmanned aerial vehicle. The flight plan is based on an aircraft type of an aircraft to be inspected. The method also includes coordinating, with a control device onboard the aircraft, an operation of a particular device of the aircraft based on the flight plan such that a state of the particular device changes when a particular sensor of the one or more sensors is located (i.e., positioned and oriented) to perform a sensing operation on the particular exterior light. The method further includes performing the sensing operation on the particular device using the particular sensor. The method also includes determining a functionality metric associated with the particular device based on the sensing operation.
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2.发明授权公开(公告)号：US12109733B1
公开(公告)日：2024-10-08
申请号：US18186081
申请日：2023-03-17
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor： Xiaoxi Wang , Jill Elisabeth Seebergh , Gary E. Georgeson
CPC classification number: B29C33/3821 , B29C35/0227 , B29C35/045 , B29C2035/046 , B29L2031/3076
Abstract: A material system including a plurality of expandable pellets or a monolithic flexible carrier is disclosed, each of which may include a polymer matrix configured to hold an expandable core, and a flexible skin configured to encapsulate the polymer matrix, and where the flexible skin is at least partially permeable with respect to the expandable core or a gas released by the expandable core. Implementations of the material system may include where the polymer matrix may include a thermoplastic polymer. The material system may include a charging source configured to introduce blowing agent. A method of curing a composite part is also described.
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公开(公告)号：US12104034B2
公开(公告)日：2024-10-01
申请号：US18465719
申请日：2023-09-12
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor： Xiaoxi Wang , Gary E. Georgeson , Jonathan A. Santiago
CPC classification number: C08J9/236 , C08J9/18 , C08J2201/032 , C08J2300/22 , C08J2300/26
Abstract: A method of curing a composite part, including placing an uncured composite part on a mandrel, placing a plurality of expandable pellets on the uncured composite part, expanding the plurality of expandable pellets, applying a positive pressure to the uncured composite part, and curing the uncured composite part.
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公开(公告)号：US20240246699A1
公开(公告)日：2024-07-25
申请号：US18627887
申请日：2024-04-05
Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
Inventor： Gregory James Sweers , James J. Troy , Gary E. Georgeson
CPC classification number: B64F5/60 , B64C39/024 , B64D47/02 , G01M11/0228 , G06T7/0004 , G06V10/60 , G08G5/003 , G08G5/0069 , B64U2101/30 , G06T2207/30252
Abstract: A method includes obtaining, at an unmanned aerial vehicle, a flight plan for the unmanned aerial vehicle. The flight plan is based on an aircraft type of an aircraft to be inspected. The method also includes coordinating, with a control device onboard the aircraft, an operation of a particular device of the aircraft based on the flight plan such that a state of the particular device changes when a particular sensor of the one or more sensors is located (i.e., positioned and oriented) to perform a sensing operation on the particular exterior light. The method further includes performing the sensing operation on the particular device using the particular sensor. The method also includes determining a functionality metric associated with the particular device based on the sensing operation.
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5.发明授权公开(公告)号：US11719228B2
公开(公告)日：2023-08-08
申请号：US17475581
申请日：2021-09-15
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor： Gary E. Georgeson , Joseph L. Hafenrichter
IPC: F03D80/50 , G01N29/22 , G01N29/265 , G01N29/24 , F03D17/00
CPC classification number: F03D80/50 , G01N29/225 , G01N29/265 , F03D17/00 , G01N29/2493 , G01N2291/2694
Abstract: A motorized rolling maintenance cart that utilizes the angled trailing edge geometry of an airfoil-shaped body (such as a wind turbine blade or rotor blade) to traverse the length of the airfoil-shaped body. The trailing edge-following maintenance cart may be used to carry personnel doing maintenance activities on the blades, such as local repairs or re-painting. In accordance with one aspect, the maintenance cart carries non-destructive inspection sensor units or other maintenance hardware over the surface of the airfoil-shaped body (e.g., in a spanwise direction). In accordance with another aspect, the trailing edge-following maintenance cart is configured to also provide fall protection to one or more independently movable crawler vehicles by means of cables. Alternative embodiments may include only one of the two aspects.
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公开(公告)号：US11697250B2
公开(公告)日：2023-07-11
申请号：US17502263
申请日：2021-10-15
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor： Joseph L. Hafenrichter , Gary E. Georgeson
CPC classification number: B29C65/544 , B29C65/1448 , B29C65/4835 , B29C65/5057 , B29L2031/3085
Abstract: An example method of joining a first structure and a second structure is described that includes forming a bond cavity between a first structure and a second structure, placing a semi-permeable breather material at one or more exits of the bond cavity, placing a vacuum bag around the bond cavity and the semi-permeable breather material, evacuating the bond cavity via a vacuum port and forcing adhesive into the bond cavity via an adhesive port while the bond cavity is evacuated, and curing the adhesive via one or more heaters to bond the first structure to the second structure.
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公开(公告)号：US11624690B2
公开(公告)日：2023-04-11
申请号：US16351066
申请日：2019-03-12
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor： Gary E. Georgeson , Gregory James Sweers
IPC: G01N3/34
Abstract: A method of performing an automated non-destructive examination of a composite structure includes identifying surface damage on the composite structure, coupling an automated tap tester device to a surface of the composite structure at a location of the surface damage, and performing, with the automated tap tester device, a plurality of tapping impacts on the surface within a testing area that encapsulates the surface damage. The method also includes receiving a plurality of acoustic signals associated with the plurality of tapping impacts, modeling sub-surface damage associated with the surface damage based on an analysis of the plurality of acoustic signals.
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8.发明授权公开(公告)号：US11561078B2
公开(公告)日：2023-01-24
申请号：US16840256
申请日：2020-04-03
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor： Gary E. Georgeson , William J. Tapia
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.
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公开(公告)号：US11554544B2
公开(公告)日：2023-01-17
申请号：US16578254
申请日：2019-09-20
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor： Gary E. Georgeson , Morteza Safai
IPC: G01N23/203 , B29C64/188 , B29C64/20 , G06T7/00 , G06T7/13 , G01N23/20008 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y10/00
Abstract: A method of inspecting a structure during additive manufacturing of the structure and additive manufacturing systems are presented. An additive manufacturing system comprises additive manufacturing equipment comprising a casing and an additive manufacturing head configured to form a plurality of layers of a structure within the casing; and an x-ray backscatter imaging system configured to send an x-ray beam into a structure formed within the additive manufacturing equipment and detect scattered x-rays for imaging and analysis of the structure during fabrication.
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公开(公告)号：US20230011358A1
公开(公告)日：2023-01-12
申请号：US17370375
申请日：2021-07-08
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor： Xiaoxi Wang , Gary E. Georgeson
Abstract: A method for repairing a composite structure, includes creating a repair cavity in a composite structure, placing foamable media in the repair cavity, placing a replacement skin over the repair cavity, and expanding the foamable media placed in the repair cavity.
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