Patent ID: 11921085
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. An inspection apparatus configured to perform an inspection of a structure, the inspection apparatus comprising:
a Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI) scanner configured to generate NDI scan data while moving along a surface of the structure; and
a controller comprising:
a processor configured to receive location information measured for the NDI scanner while moving along the surface of the structure, and to correlate the location information measured for the NDI scanner with the NDI scan data; and
a memory configured to store pre-defined position data regarding a subsurface feature of the structure;

wherein the processor is further configured to analyze the NDI scan data to detect the subsurface feature within the structure, to access the pre-defined position data for the subsurface feature, and to correct the location information correlated with the NDI scan data based on the pre-defined position data for the subsurface feature.