公开(公告)号：US20200325878A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-15

申请号：US16381169

申请日：2019-04-11

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Todd William Danko ,  Judith Ann Guzzo ,  John Robert Hoare ,  Yakov Polishchuk ,  Douglas Forman ,  Shiraj Sen

IPC: F03D80/50

Abstract: A robotic access system including a robotic fan crawler configured to traverse a surface of a wind turbine and perform one or more tasks. The robotic fan crawler includes one or more fans to adhere the robotic fan crawler to the surface of the wind turbine and one or more driving components to drive the robotic fan crawler along the surface of the wind turbine. The robotic fan crawler further includes one or more omnidirectional cameras operable to capture images of the surface from multiple perspectives during an inspection activity and data collection period. One or more steering components provide directional changes of the robotic fan crawler during operation. A tether cable is coupled to the robotic fan crawler and a tether management system to provide one or more of power, communications, grounding, supplies and distance calculations.

公开(公告)号：US20200215660A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-09

申请号：US16242591

申请日：2019-01-08

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Huan Tan ,  Yakov Polishchuk ,  Shaopeng Liu ,  Li Zhang ,  Douglas Forman

IPC: B24B37/04 ,  B24B27/00 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J15/00 ,  B25J19/02

Abstract: A system for polishing a surface of a component includes a motorized apparatus including a body, a drive system coupled to the body, and an arm including a proximal end coupled to the body and a distal end opposite the proximal end. The motorized apparatus further includes a tool coupled to the distal end of the arm. The tool is configured to polish the surface of the component. The motorized apparatus also includes an actuator coupled to the arm. The system also includes a controller configured to position the tool relative to the component by positioning at least one of the body and the arm relative to the component to reach the target area on the component while maintaining a distance between the tool and the body that is less than a threshold distance. The threshold distance is less than a full reach of the arm and is determined to prevent vibrations of the tool and the arm from exceeding a predefined level.

公开(公告)号：US20200025039A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-23

申请号：US16037397

申请日：2018-07-17

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Todd William Danko ,  Ramvineeth Nitta ,  Kori Unhee Macdonald ,  Yakov Polishchuk ,  Robert Edward Huth ,  Don Mark Lipkin

IPC: F01D25/28 ,  B23P6/00

Abstract: A service apparatus for use in maintaining a machine including a stator and a rotor is provided. The service apparatus includes a carriage assembly configured to couple to the rotor. The service apparatus is selectively transitionable between a stowed position in which the service apparatus is rotatable with the rotor and an extended position in which the service apparatus is extended toward the stator. The service apparatus also includes at least one maintenance device coupled to the carriage assembly. The at least one maintenance device is operable to perform a maintenance operation on a surface of the stator with the service apparatus in the extended position.

公开(公告)号：US10193979B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-29

申请号：US14571973

申请日：2014-12-16

Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Inventor： John Brandon Laflen ,  Glen William Brooksby ,  Patrick Jay Biel ,  Yakov Polishchuk ,  Steven William Wik

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  H04B7/26 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: System architecture that provides computer-based methods of wireless communication between a wireless metrological device and a mobile computing device that includes the sending/receiving of data (e.g., measurements) along with a universal generic data service that includes data descriptor(s) affiliated with the measurements. The architecture and methods, which may be communicated via BLE, allow for uniform communication between tools and mobile computing devices regardless of tool type, manufacturer, and measurement information.

公开(公告)号：US09870690B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-16

申请号：US14048930

申请日：2013-10-08

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： John Brandon Laflen ,  S M Shajedul Hasan ,  Steven William Wik ,  Yang Zhao ,  Yakov Polishchuk ,  Patrick Jay Biel

IPC: G08B21/18 ,  G01F22/02 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04W4/20

CPC classification number: G08B21/18 ,  G01F22/02 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04W4/20 ,  H04W4/38 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: A metrological interface device includes a printed circuit board (“PCB”) including at least one metrological sensor communication interface and at least one first wireless communication interface. The metrological interface device is in communication with a metrological sensing device via the metrological sensor communication interface. Each metrological sensing device is coupled to a physical asset. Each metrological interface device is configured to receive the metrological data from the metrological sensing device. The metrological interface device is configured to receive metrological data from the metrological sensing device via the metrological sensor communication interface. Metrological data represents physical measurement data associated with the physical asset. Each metrological interface device is configured to advertise connection availability to a plurality of mobile computing devices, and also configured to receive a connection request from a connecting mobile computing device, and is additionally configured to create an active connection with the connecting mobile computing device.