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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2022
Applicant:
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Derek J. Michaels, Southington, CT (US);
Elizabeth F. Vinson, Broad Brook, CT (US);
Zhong Ouyang, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/34 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/348 (2013.01); G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2693 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30164 (2013.01);
Abstract
An inspection device is disclosed herein. The inspection device may comprise: a support structure; a motor; a shaft operably coupled to the motor, the shaft extending from a first side of the support structure to a second side of the support structure, the shaft configured to couple to a bladed rotor; an optical device moveably coupled to the support structure; and a broad-band energy source configured to generate acoustic energy through the bladed rotor during inspection.