Patent ID: 8853634

Claim:
A resin inspection system comprising: a housing having an open lower section and an enclosed upper section, the open lower section configured to allow access to a surface of a composite structure being measured, wherein the housing is associated with a light source configured to emit light; a processor configured to execute a movement system associated with the housing, wherein the movement system is configured to move the housing on the surface of the composite structure; the processor configured to execute an infrared measurement system associated with an interior of the housing, wherein the infrared measurement system is configured to generate infrared measurement information from infrared light detected by the infrared measurement system through the open section; the processor configured to execute a visible light sensor system associated with the interior of the housing and configured to generate image information about the surface of the composite structure; and a computer system in communication with the infrared measurement system, wherein the computer system is configured to receive the infrared measurement information generated by the infrared measurement system, identify a thickness of layers in the composite structure, determine whether a pocket of resin is present in the composite structure, and determine whether a ridge of resin is accumulating on the surface of the composite structure.