The present disclosure provides for Non-Destructive Inspection of craft operating in high-atmosphere or outer space, by positioning a scintillating detector array leeward to a structural element of the craft relative to the Sun; collecting, by the detector array while the craft is in flight, solar radiation passing through the structural element; and outputting a radiographic image based on the solar radiation collected to an image analyzer. The image analyzer may composite several images taken over a period of time or decomposite images of intervening structural elements from the radiographic images. Automated alerts for non-conformances between the radiographic images and earlier-taken or architectural images are provided to users.


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    Title :

    Solar radiography for non-destructive inspection


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    Publication date :

    2020-10-13


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G01N Untersuchen oder Analysieren von Stoffen durch Bestimmen ihrer chemischen oder physikalischen Eigenschaften , INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES / B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / G01J Messen der Intensität, der Geschwindigkeit, der spektralen Zusammensetzung, der Polarisation, der Phase oder der Pulscharakteristik von infrarotem, sichtbarem oder ultraviolettem Licht , MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT / G01T MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION , Messung von Kern- oder Röntgenstrahlung / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / G06V / H04W WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS , Drahtlose Kommunikationsnetze



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