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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Selim Akin, Istanbul, TR;
Thomas James Batzinger, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Airton Rosa da Silva, Jr., Schenectady, NY (US);
Selami Haydar Icli, Zurich, CH;
Paulo Cesar Debenest, Tokyo, JP;
Michele Guarnieri, Tokyo, JP;
Giorgio Valsecchi, Tokyo, JP;
Giacomo Cimarelli, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeo Hirose, Tokyo, JP;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
This disclosure provides systems and methods for an actuated sensor module for in situ gap inspection robots. A mounting interface attaches to the sensor module to the robot system. A least one arm is operatively connected to the mounting interface and has a joint. A sensor head is operatively connected to the arm at the joint and an actuator operatively connected to the arm moves the sensor head around the second joint.