General Electric Company
Systems and methods for inspecting, cleaning, and/or repairing one or more blades attached to a rotor of a gas turbine engine using a robotic system

Abstract:

A system for inspecting, cleaning, and/or repairing one or more blades attached to a rotor of a gas turbine engine. The system includes a track disposed adjacent to the rotor, a mechanical arm moveable along the track, a number of tools attachable to the mechanical arm, and a controller configured to control a position of at least one of the tools that is attached to the mechanical arm about the one or more blades.