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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2012
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Mark Lawrence Hunt, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 49/16 (2006.01); B24B 19/14 (2006.01); B24B 51/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 49/16 (2013.01); B24B 19/14 (2013.01); B24B 51/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Automated polishing systems include a polisher for polishing the coating on the article and a robotic positioner for moving the polisher relative to the article on an automated path, wherein the polisher polishes at least a part of the coating during movement, a force feedback sensor for determining a force of the polisher against the article during polishing, and a controller for maintaining the polisher within a predetermined force range against the article based at least in part on the force determined by the force feedback sensor.