SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIND BLADE INSPECTION, REPAIR AND UPGRADE

A system and method for inspecting, repairing and upgrading wind turbine rotor blades of a wind turbine. The system including deploying one or more cables via an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a balloon, a ballistic mechanism or a catapult to position the one or more cables in draping engagement wit...

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Hauptverfasser:	Sen, Shiraj, Hoare, John Robert, Danko, Todd William, Theurer, Charles Burton, Forman, Douglas, Guzzo, Judith Ann
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES HAND TOOLS HEATING LIGHTING MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS MANIPULATORS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR PERFORMING OPERATIONS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER TRANSPORTING WEAPONS WIND MOTORS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTORS
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Zusammenfassung:	A system and method for inspecting, repairing and upgrading wind turbine rotor blades of a wind turbine. The system including deploying one or more cables via an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a balloon, a ballistic mechanism or a catapult to position the one or more cables in draping engagement with a portion of the wind turbine. A climbing robot is positioned to ascend the one or more cables and perform a task related to inspecting for indications, repair of indications or upgrading the rotor blade. A slave robot system, disposed at the base location and anchored to the one or more cables, provides modulation of the cables for positioning of the climbing robot relative to the wind turbine as it ascends and descends the one or more cables. After completion of the task, the climbing robot descends the one or more cables and the cables are removed from the wind turbine.