General Electric Company

Nicholas Aleksander Miasnikov

Richard Michael Hatley

Sean Michael McDonnell

Jason Royal Gammans

Antonio Ernesto Giannattasio

A system for inspecting a dynamoelectric machine is provided. The dynamoelectric machine includes a rotor, a stator and a radial gap existing between the rotor and the stator. The system includes a sled configured for insertion into the radial gap between the rotor and the stator. The sled is configured to transport an optical device along the radial gap. The optical device obtains an image of the radial gap, a portion of the rotor and a portion of the stator. The sled is configured for attachment to a push rod and the push rod is used to move the sled and optical device along the radial gap. The system is configured for entry into a single end of the dynamoelectric machine.

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Glenville, NY, United States of America

Nicholas Aleksander Miasnikov