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Laser shearography end effector for industrial robot system
Tomblin, John S. Seneviratne, Waruna P. Saathoff, Caleb Pini, Christopher
Tomblin, John S.
Seneviratne, Waruna P.
Saathoff, Caleb
Pini, Christopher
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2025-07-15
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Tomblin, J.S., Seneviratne, W.P., Saathoff, C., & Pini, C., inventors; Wichita State University, assignee. Laser shearography end effector for industrial robot system. United States patent US 12360057 B2. 2025, July 15.
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A laser shearography end effector for inspection in an automated inspection and repair system for composite parts. A laser shearography system including an excitation system and a laser shearography camera is supported on a frame for movement with the frame. A slave tool changer is secured to the frame for releasably and operatively connecting the inspection tool to an industrial robot such that the industrial robot can move the inspection tool along a work piece as the laser shearography system inspects the work piece and such that the laser shearography end effector is interchangeable with at least one other automatic inspection end effector or repair end effector of the automated inspection and repair system.
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WSU inventors: Waruna Seneviratne, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, John Tomblin, Caleb Saathoff, Christopher Pini, NIAR
Application No: 18/049,462 filed October 25, 2022. Patent no: US 12360057 B2 granted July 15, 2025.
Application No: 18/049,462 filed October 25, 2022. Patent no: US 12360057 B2 granted July 15, 2025.
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