SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING AND/OR REPAIRING ONE OR MORE BLADES ATTACHED TO A ROTOR OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE USING A ROBOTIC SYSTEM

The present invention is related to a system (100) for inspecting, cleaning, and/or repairing one or more blades (102) attached to a rotor (104) of a gas turbine engine. The system (100) includes a track (110) disposed adjacent to the rotor (104), a mechanical arm (108) moveable along the track (110...

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Hauptverfasser:	WALTERS, Zachary, MILLER, Maxwell E, HUTH, Robert E
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	BLASTING COMBINED OPERATIONS ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL HEATING LIGHTING MACHINE TOOLS MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAMTURBINES OTHER WORKING OF METAL PERFORMING OPERATIONS STEAM ENGINES TRANSPORTING UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention is related to a system (100) for inspecting, cleaning, and/or repairing one or more blades (102) attached to a rotor (104) of a gas turbine engine. The system (100) includes a track (110) disposed adjacent to the rotor (104), a mechanical arm (108) moveable along the track (110), a number of tools (128) attachable to an end (142) of the mechanical arm (108), and a controller (106) configured to control a position of at least one of the tools (128) that is attached to the mechanical arm (108) about the one or more blades (102). The system (100) further comprises means (116, 120) for determining axial and angular position of the tool (128) with respect to the rotor (104). The system (100) also comprises a rotational actuator (112) for modifying the angular position of the rotor (104) with respect to the tool (128).