Patent ID: 11927548
Assignee: SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. A method comprising:
positioning at least a portion of a mechanical system between a radiographic emitter and a radiographic sensor, wherein:
the mechanical system comprises a first component comprising a first solid body formed from a first parent material, the first component further comprising one or more radiographic markers forming at least a portion of a first interface surface of the first component,
the one or more radiographic markers comprise one or more marker materials having one or more radiopacities greater that a radiopacity of the first parent material,
the mechanical system further comprises a second component comprising a second solid body and a second interface surface, wherein the first component is movably coupled to the second component, and wherein the first component and the second component are configured for contacting relative motion of the first interface surface and the second interface surface, and
the at least the portion of the mechanical system comprises the at least the portion of the first interface surface; and
generating, based on detection by the sensor of radiographic energy emitted from the radiographic emitter, one or more radiographic images comprising a representation of the at least the portion of the first interface surface.