Patent ID: 11933736
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A system for inspecting a single wire segment, the system comprising:
an inspection apparatus comprising:
an array of mirrors positioned about a centerline of the inspection apparatus, wherein each mirror in the array is oriented such that a reflection of a first inspection zone of the single wire segment in the array of mirrors forms a circumferential view of the first inspection zone of the single wire segment, and the reflection from each mirror is within a field of view from a single vantage point; and
a visual imaging device positioned at the single vantage point and oriented towards the single wire segment such that the reflection from each mirror of the array of mirrors is within a field of view of the visual imaging device, the visual imaging device configured to capture at least one image of the reflection of the single wire segment from the array of mirrors,
wherein the array of mirrors is oriented such that a first optical path from the first inspection zone to the single vantage point has an at least partially helical trajectory relative to the centerline of the inspection apparatus.