SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING WIND TURBINE BLADES

A system for use in maintaining a wind turbine blade includes a motorized apparatus sized to fit within an interior cavity of the wind turbine blade and configured to travel along a length of the wind turbine blade on an interior surface when the wind turbine blade is in a substantially horizontal p...

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Hauptverfasser:	Hoare, John Robert, Forman, Douglas R, Sen, Shiraj, Danko, Todd William, Guzzo, Judith Ann, Foehner, Justin
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING CALCULATING COMPUTING COUNTING ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRICITY HEATING IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL LIGHTING MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR PHYSICS PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER WEAPONS WIND MOTORS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTORS
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Zusammenfassung:	A system for use in maintaining a wind turbine blade includes a motorized apparatus sized to fit within an interior cavity of the wind turbine blade and configured to travel along a length of the wind turbine blade on an interior surface when the wind turbine blade is in a substantially horizontal position. The motorized apparatus includes a body, a drive system configured to move the body, and a camera coupled to the body. The camera is configured to capture at least one image of the interior surface. The system also includes a controller configured to map the at least one image onto a model of the interior surface. The system also includes an operator interface including a display device. The operator interface is configured to display the model on the display device and receive user input allowing an operator to interact with the model.