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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Inventors:
Max B. Keedwell, Bristol, GB;
Diego A. Pena Castillo, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce PLC, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 9/04 (2006.01); B24B 51/00 (2006.01); B23Q 15/007 (2006.01); B24B 39/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/19 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 51/00 (2013.01); B23P 9/04 (2013.01); B23Q 15/007 (2013.01); B24B 39/006 (2013.01); G05B 19/19 (2013.01); B23Q 2735/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An automated peening method comprising: providing, adjacent a surface of a workpiece, a robotic arm having a peening tool attached thereto; defining a peening area of the surface of the workpiece; calculating a peening path for the peening tool over the peening area, the peening path substantially covering the peening area and comprising a sequence of movement patterns, wherein a geometric variable of one or more of the movement patterns is modified using an output of a random number generator; and controlling the robotic arm to move the peening tool over the surface of the workpiece to follow the peening path.