Automated imaging of part inconsistencies
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsRoger W. Engelbart, Ron Newcomer, John R. Dworschak, Douglas D. Trimble, Richard J. Steckel, Christopher M. Vaccaro, William A. Lane
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Abstract
The embodiments of the disclosure relate to a method of displaying an image of an inconsistency on a part. The part may be scanned. An inconsistency on the part may be located. An image of the inconsistency may be displayed on the part. In other embodiments, parts are provided which had images of the parts' inconsistencies displayed on one or more surfaces of the parts.
Claims21
A method of displaying an image of an inconsistency on a part comprising:
- determining locations of reflective markers located on said part utilizing at least one of a light emitting device and a laser emitting device to reflect at least one of a light beam and a laser beam off said reflective markers located on said part;
- scanning said part utilizing a non-destructive inspection device to determine the inconsistency of said part;
- locating the inconsistency of said part in X, Y, and Z coordinates by comparing data from the scanning of said part with the determined locations of the reflective markers located on said part;
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- displaying said image of said inconsistency on said part using at least one of a laser projection device to project the image of said inconsistency on said part using the located X, Y, and Z coordinates of said inconsistency and a printing device to print the image of said inconsistency on said part using the located X, Y, and Z coordinates of said inconsistency.
A part having an image of an inconsistency displayed on said part, wherein locations of reflective markers located on said part were determined utilizing at least one of a light emitting device and a laser emitting device to reflect at least one of a light beam and a laser beam off said reflective markers located on said part, said part was non-destructively scanned to determine the inconsistency of said part, said inconsistency on said part was located in X, Y, and Z coordinates by comparing data from the scanning of said part with the determined locations of the reflective markers located on said part, and the image of said inconsistency is displayed on said part using at least one of a laser projection device to project the image of said inconsistency on said part using the located X, Y, and Z coordinates of said inconsistency and a printing device to print the image of said inconsistency on said part using the located X, Y, and Z coordinates of said inconsistency.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.