General Electric Company

Oliver Crispin Robotics Limited

Nextgen Aerospace Technologies, LLC

David Scott Diwinsky

Herbert Chidsey Roberts

Andrew Crispin Graham

Ser Nam Lim

Wayne Ray Grady

Xiao Bian

Byron Andrew Pritchard, Jr

Arpit Jain

Bernard Patrick Bewlay

Michael Dean Fullington

Julian Matthew Foxall

Gary Lee Ward

Lyle Timothy Rasch

John Karigiannis

Wei Wang

Stephane Harel

Steeves Bouchard

Michael Todd Stowe

Ambarish Jayant Kulkarni

Craig Thompson Walters

Mehmet Muhittin Dede

Michael Edward Eriksen

Ethan Patrick O'Connor

Jeremy Clyde Bailey

Stanley Louis Ream

Jacob Cole Hay

Yen-Liang Lin

Marc Alan Metz

Mustafa Gokhan Uzunbas

Mustafa Devrim Kaba

Sravanthi Bondugula

Longyin Wen

David Joseph Stone

Tom Lawrence Clutter

Swaminathan Sankaranarayanan

Marc Metz

Li Guan

Jens Rittscher

Michael Robert Millhaem

Russell Robert Irving

Shubao Liu

Xingwei Yang

David Cantin

Jose Abiel Garza

Mustafa Uzunbas

Jiajia Luo

Ton Thu Lang Giang

Jean-Philippe Choiniere

Maxime Beaudoin Pouliot

Jingjing Zheng

Marc-Andre Marois

Michael Robert Millheam

Brian David Church

Kari Thompson

Wayne Grady

Bernard Bewlay

Jr Byron Pritchard

Jr Byron Andrew Pritchard

Michael Stowe

Herbert Chidsey Roberts Iii

Systems and methods of servicing engines, an exemplary method of servicing an engine, the method including receiving, by one or more computing devices, information corresponding to one or more components of the engine; determining, by the one or more computing devices, a location of the one or more components of the engine with respect to a location of an augmented reality device; and presenting, in a current field of view display of the augmented reality device, at least a portion of the information corresponding to the one or more components of the engine, wherein the portion of the information includes a rendering of the one or more components, instructions regarding operations to be performed on the one or more components, directional arrows or contextual information associated with the one or more components, or any combination thereof.

Systems and methods of servicing equipment

A system and method and fastening tool that utilizes ultrasonic or acoustic energy and a horn that focuses the energy into the fastener at a predetermined location in order to facilitate tightening or loosening the fastener.

Concentrated longitudinal acoustical/ultrasonic energy fastener design and manipulation system

A method of repairing a component of a gas turbine engine in situ, wherein the component includes a deposit, includes directing a flow of gas, which may be an oxygen-containing gas, to the deposit of the component; and heating the component including the deposit while the component is installed in the gas turbine engine and for a duration sufficient to substantially remove the deposit.

Component repair system and method

A method of kitting a robotic assembly for servicing aviation equipment including determining a current workscope associated with the equipment; determining at least one of parts and tooling associated with the current workscope; equipping the robotic assembly with at least some of the determined parts, tooling, or both; and the robotic assembly at least partially autonomously servicing the equipment using the equipped parts, tooling, or both.

A computer implemented method for servicing an engine including receiving information including an initial condition profile, CP1, of the engine; forming a workscope associated with a servicing operation of the engine in view of the initial condition profile, CP1; servicing the engine in view of the workscope; determining at least in part an updated condition profile, CP2, of the engine in view of information acquired during the service; and storing the updated condition profile, CP2, for use in a subsequent service operation.

Systems and methods of servicing engines including a method of servicing an engine, the method including navigating at least a portion of a robotic assembly to a location associated with the engine; applying, from the robotic assembly, a medium to one or more adjustable components of the engine while the engine is at an elevated temperature; waiting a duration of time; and with the robotic assembly, operating on the one or more adjustable components.

A robotic assembly configured to service an engine, wherein the robotic assembly includes an environmental capture device configured to provide information associated with an environment in which the engine is disposed to one or more computing devices, and wherein the one or more computing devices are configured to use the information to inspect the engine before and after repair operations associated with the service to check for repair equipment, or parts thereof, left in the engine after the repair.

Systems and methods of servicing equipment including determining, by one or more computing devices, a workscope associated with the equipment; and at least partially-autonomously servicing the equipment in response to the determined workscope.

A method of servicing equipment, the method comprising: recording information associated with servicing of the equipment in view of a workscope at a first location; sending the recorded information to a node; receiving service input from a third party located at a second location different from the first location, the third party having prepared the service input in response to the recorded information on the node; and performing the service using the received service input.

A maintenance tool for gas turbine engine includes a rail system having a plurality of rail segments insertable through one or more inspection holes of the gas turbine engine for assembly within a core air flowpath of the gas turbine engine. The maintenance tool additionally includes a maintenance head movable along the plurality of rail segments of the rail system for performing maintenance operations within the core air flowpath.

Gas turbine engine maintenance tool

A system and method for automated laser ablation includes an end effector for performing laser ablation at a location with restricted access. The systems and methods of the present disclosure specifically provide for a miniature laser end effector which may be inserted through a port or bore in order to ablate the surface of an internal component of a complex assembly. In several embodiments of the present subject matter, the end effector is mounted on a machine and coupled to a laser system.

System and method for automated laser ablation

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David Scott Diwinsky