Adaptable apparatus for non-destructive inspection

A method for adaptively adjusting a non-destructive test apparatus for use with different cross-sectional profiles of an object under test, the method comprising:

• receiving the object under test by relative motion of the object under test with respect to the non-destructive test apparatus;
• and
• adjusting at least one of (1) a distance between a first opposing surface and a second opposing surface, or (2) a rotational orientation of the first opposing surface and the second opposing surface of the non-destructive test apparatus to accommodate a profile of the object under test;
• wherein the non-destructive test apparatus comprises:
• a first portion mechanically coupled to a frame of the apparatus, the first portion defining the first opposing surface anchored to pivot about a reference location;
• a second portion mechanically coupled to the frame, the second portion defining the second opposing surface facing the first opposing surface, the second portion movable to provide an adjustable distance between the first opposing surface and the second opposing surface;
• maintaining, via a linkage mechanically coupling the first portion with the second portion, a specified rotational orientation of the second opposing surface relative to the first opposing surface as the first opposing surface pivots about the reference location;
• and
• mechanically anchoring the first portion and the second portion to a slide in a manner permitting translation of the first portion relative to the second portion along a lateral translational axis,
• wherein the linkage includes the slide and a length of the slide defines the lateral translational axis.