RADIOGRAPHIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus which inspects the whole or almost the whole of a fuselage without disassembling. SOLUTION: The radiographic inspection system (10) and method for aircraft fuselages (12) includes a radiation source (16) located on one side of a fuselage (12) and a radiation detector (18) located on another side of the fuselage (12) and positioned to receive radiation from the radiation source (16). Precise manipulators (22, 24) are provided for moving the radiation source (16) and the radiation detector (18) simultaneously. The radiation source (16) and the radiation detector (18) are moved under control of a controller (20) so that the projection of the radiation from the radiation source (16) onto the radiation detector (18) from a selected plane of the fuselage (12) stays constant and the projection of the radiation from the radiation source (16) onto the radiation detector (18) from other planes of the fuselage (12) varies. The controller (20) processes the radiation detected by the radiation source (16) so as to produce a laminographic image.