Patent ID: 11940419
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 12:
13. A system for ultrasonic inspection, the system comprising:
an apparatus comprising:
a base comprising a part contact surface;
a lower coupler block slidably coupled to the base such that the base is translationally movable relative to the lower coupler block;
a pair of wings rotatably coupled to the lower coupler block at a wing pivot point and pivotable between a first angle and a second angle; and
a sensor carriage located within the base in a nested arrangement with the sensor carriage and slidably coupled to the base such that the sensor carriage is translationally movable relative to the base, wherein movement of the pair of wings, relative to the base, actuates and moves the sensor carriage, relative to the base;

a tool configured to receive the apparatus and position the apparatus to provide an ultrasonic signal from an ultrasonic unit and detect a reflected ultrasonic signal at the ultrasonic unit; and
a controller configured to process the reflected ultrasonic signal received by the ultrasonic unit to determine a presence of an abnormality corresponding to the positioning of the apparatus.