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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Andrew Joseph Colletti, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/88 (2006.01); G01M 15/14 (2006.01); F01D 5/00 (2006.01); F01D 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/8806 (2013.01); F01D 5/005 (2013.01); F01D 21/003 (2013.01); G01M 15/14 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2240/24 (2013.01); F05D 2240/30 (2013.01); G01N 2201/061 (2013.01); G01N 2201/06113 (2013.01); G01N 2201/101 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for inspecting surfaces of rotor blades for a surface characteristic. The system may include an assembly having a movable arm and, mounted on the movable arm, a scanner. A row of rotor blades may be positioned near the assembly for inspection. The row of rotor blades may include a plurality of the rotor blades circumferentially spaced about a center axis. The row of rotor blades and the assembly may be moved relative to the other so as to index the row of rotor blades relative to the assembly.