Patent ID: 9625423
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: G01N,G10K

Claim:
1. A system in a testing environment selected from the group consisting of a factory and an assembly line, the system comprising: a generation laser system configured to generate from a laser a pulsed laser beam having a number of properties wherein the number of properties includes at least a spot size of the laser less than about 1 millimeter, an optical fluence per pulse of between about 0.1 millijoules per centimeters squared to about 1000 millijoules per centimeters squared, and a pulse repetition rate between about 10,000 hertz and about 500,000 hertz; a transmission system configured to direct the pulsed laser beam generated by the generation laser system towards a composite structure comprised of a number of composite materials, wherein a number of ultrasonic waves are formed in the composite structure when the pulsed laser beam contacts the composite structure without causing any undesired inconsistencies in the composite structure outside of selected tolerances; and a movement system configured to control movement of the transmission system and the pulsed laser beam within the testing environment and to move the laser over the composite structure.