Patent ID: 11885725
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method for determining a treatment level of a carbon fiber epoxy-based composite material surface, the method comprising:
conducting at least one surface analysis on the carbon fiber epoxy-based composite material surface, said surface analysis comprising at least one of: gloss analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, color analysis, contact angle analysis, surface resistivity, optical interferometry, and optically stimulated electron emission;
obtaining an actual carbon fiber epoxy-based composite material surface value from the at least one surface analysis performed on the carbon fiber epoxy-based composite material surface;
accessing a carbon fiber epoxy-based composite material surface treatment standard value;
comparing in real time the actual carbon fiber epoxy-based composite material surface value to the carbon fiber epoxy-based composite material surface treatment standard value; and
determining in real time a treatment level of the carbon fiber epoxy-based composite material surface based upon comparing the obtained actual carbon fiber epoxy-based composite material surface value to the carbon fiber epoxy-based composite material surface treatment standard value.