Patent ID: 11906470
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 17:
18. The method according to claim 15, wherein:
the first foot and the second foot are in first positions, relative to the body when in contact with the first web portion and the second web portion, respectively, of the hat stiffener and when the stiffener-engagement surface of the body is in contact with the cap portion of the hat stiffener;
the method further comprises steps of:
removing the probe from the hat stiffener;
contacting a cap portion of a second hat stiffener with the stiffener-engagement surface of the body of the probe, wherein an amount of the stiffener-engagement surface in contact with the cap portion of the second hat stiffener is different than the amount of the stiffener-engagement surface in contact with the cap portion of the first hat stiffener;
moving the first foot of the probe, relative to the body, into a second position to contact a first web portion of the second hat stiffener when the stiffener-engagement surface is contacting the cap portion of the second hat stiffener;
moving the second foot of the probe, relative to the body, into a second position to contact a second web portion of the second hat stiffener when the stiffener-engagement surface is contacting the cap portion of the second hat stiffener; and
ultrasonically inspecting the cap portion of the second hat stiffener with the ultrasonic-sensor assembly; and

the first positions are different than the second positions of the first foot and the second foot.