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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
May. 03, 2012
Michael Alan Davi, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Paul Robert Fernandez, Woodstock, GA (US);
John William Herbold, Fountain Inn, SC (US);
Andrew Thomas Hynous, Greenville, SC (US);
Sean O'meara, Schenectady, NY (US);
Michael Alan Davi, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Paul Robert Fernandez, Woodstock, GA (US);
John William Herbold, Fountain Inn, SC (US);
Andrew Thomas Hynous, Greenville, SC (US);
Sean O'Meara, Schenectady, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Solutions for minimizing the impact of servicing a turbo machine are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus for conveying a turbo machine component can include: a motive system for moving the apparatus along a surface; a platform system operably connected to the motive system, the platform system for supporting the component of the turbo machine, the platform system can include: a first portion fixed to the motive system; and a second portion moveably coupled to the first portion, the second portion for modifying a position of the turbo machine component; and a control system operably connected to the platform system, the control system for controlling at least one of a rate of movement or a direction of the second portion of the platform system.