Device for the robotic control of a structure by ultrasound-laser
US10036633B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 13, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2291/0231
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The device according to the invention consists of associating a laser inspection head including a source emitting a laser beam swept along a defined axis and a handling robot seeing to the movement and spatial orientation of parts whose structure requires inspection. The inspection head and the handling robot are configured and arranged across from one another such that the inspection head occupying a stationary position, the handling robot can move the part to be inspected across from the inspection head, such that the sweep of the laser beam combined with the movement of the part in a direction perpendicular to the sweeping direction makes it possible to inspect the entire surface of the part. In one particular configuration, the handling robot makes it possible to vary the orientation of the part relative to the direction of the laser beam so as to have optimal lighting of the part.
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