CPC G01N 23/046 (2013.01) [B21J 15/025 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A method of inspecting an assembly including at least a first component and a second component joined by a rivet, the method comprising:
scanning a portion of the assembly which includes the rivet joining the first component to the second component with computerized tomography (CT),
generating a plurality of x-ray images of the portion of the assembly which includes the rivet, and combining the x-ray images together to form a combined image, and
identifying a minimum thickness of the assembly based on the combined image, the minimum thickness being a distance between a bottom end of the rivet and a lowermost exterior surface of the second component.
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