Apparatus and method for contoured-surface component repair

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTOURED-SURFACE COMPONENT REPAIR Disclosed herein is a method of repairing a component (110). The method includes scanning a damaged area of the component (110), and preparing a repair plan in response to the scanning. The method may also include providing the repair plan...

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Hauptverfasser:	BROOKS Jr., Christopher, CROTHERS, Phillip
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL CONTROLLING FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS PHYSICS REGULATING
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Zusammenfassung:	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTOURED-SURFACE COMPONENT REPAIR Disclosed herein is a method of repairing a component (110). The method includes scanning a damaged area of the component (110), and preparing a repair plan in response to the scanning. The method may also include providing the repair plan to a guided tool (100) having a position correcting controller (107), and removing damaged material from the component in preparation for a repair operation. An apparatus is also disclosed that includes a computing device (107) configured for performing actions. The computing device (107) includes a processor (204) and a local memory. The actions include detecting damage to the component (110), recording position information of the detected damage, and incorporating the position information in the repair plan.