Systems and methods for inspecting, cleaning, and/or repairing one or more blades attached to a rotor of a gas turbine engine using a robotic system
US10730185B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 27, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S901/41
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for inspecting, cleaning, and/or repairing one or more blades attached to a rotor of a gas turbine engine. The system includes a track disposed adjacent to the rotor, a mechanical arm moveable along the track, a number of tools attachable to the mechanical arm, and a controller configured to control a position of at least one of the tools that is attached to the mechanical arm about the one or more blades.
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