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公开(公告)号:US11458641B2
公开(公告)日:2022-10-04
申请号:US15986978
申请日:2018-05-23
Applicant: General Electric Company , Oliver Crispin Robotics Limited
Inventor: Andrew Crispin Graham , David Scott Diwinsky
Abstract: A method for constructing a robotic arm includes positioning a wire in a formation zone for the robotic arm; and forming a body of the robotic arm in the formation zone around the wire such that the body of the robotic arm encloses at least a portion of the wire.
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公开(公告)号:US20220161357A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-26
申请号:US17668007
申请日:2022-02-09
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: David Scott Diwinsky , Michael Dean Fullington , Herbert Chidsey Roberts , Jacob Cole Hay , Stanley Louis Ream , Craig Thompson Walters
Abstract: A system and method for automated laser ablation includes an end effector for performing laser ablation at a location with restricted access. The systems and methods of the present disclosure specifically provide for a miniature laser end effector which may be inserted through a port or bore in order to ablate the surface of an internal component of a complex assembly. In several embodiments of the present subject matter, the end effector is mounted on a machine and coupled to a laser system.
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公开(公告)号:US20220138699A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-05
申请号:US17083600
申请日:2020-10-29
Applicant: General Electric Company , Oliver Crispin Robotics Limited
Inventor: Andrew Crispin Graham , David Scott Diwinsky , Byron Andrew Pritchard, JR. , Julian Matthew Foxall
Abstract: A method of servicing aviation equipment including at least partially-autonomously inspecting components of the equipment using an environmental capture device, wherein at least partially-autonomous inspection includes: capturing information associated with the equipment using the environmental capture device; identifying the components of the equipment using one or more computing devices; determining, by the one or more computing devices, whether each identified component is properly positioned relative to the equipment using reference information; and for components not properly positioned relative to the equipment, determining if there is damage to the component or equipment.
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公开(公告)号:US20220134561A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-05
申请号:US17083693
申请日:2020-10-29
Applicant: General Electric Company , Oliver Crispin Robotics Limited
Inventor: Andrew Crispin Graham , David Scott Diwinsky
Abstract: A robotic assembly for servicing equipment, the robotic assembly including an area configured to receive components associated with a workscope of the equipment; an environmental capture device configured to capture information associated with an environment in which the robotic assembly is disposed; and one or more computing devices configured to: locate the equipment in the environment; autonomously navigate the robotic assembly through the environment to the equipment; and autonomously adjust a position of the robotic assembly in response to the workscope.
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公开(公告)号:US20210310415A1
公开(公告)日:2021-10-07
申请号:US17351813
申请日:2021-06-18
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Mehmet M. Dede , Byron Andrew Pritchard,, Jr. , David Scott Diwinsky , Wayne Ray Grady , Marc Metz , Gary Lee Ward
Abstract: A maintenance tool for gas turbine engine includes a rail system having a plurality of rail segments insertable through one or more inspection holes of the gas turbine engine for assembly within a core air flowpath of the gas turbine engine. The maintenance tool additionally includes a maintenance head movable along the plurality of rail segments of the rail system for performing maintenance operations within the core air flowpath.
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公开(公告)号:US11067002B2
公开(公告)日:2021-07-20
申请号:US15370398
申请日:2016-12-06
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Mehmet M. Dede , Byron Andrew Pritchard, Jr. , David Scott Diwinsky , Wayne Ray Grady , Marc Metz , Gary Lee Ward
Abstract: A maintenance tool for gas turbine engine includes a rail system having a plurality of rail segments insertable through one or more inspection holes of the gas turbine engine for assembly within a core air flowpath of the gas turbine engine. The maintenance tool additionally includes a maintenance head movable along the plurality of rail segments of the rail system for performing maintenance operations within the core air flowpath.
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公开(公告)号:US20200175669A1
公开(公告)日:2020-06-04
申请号:US16208668
申请日:2018-12-04
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Xiao Bian , Arpit Jain , David Scott Diwinsky , Bernard Patrick Bewlay , Steeves Bouchard , Jean-Philippe Choiniere , Marc-Andre Marois , Stephane Harel , John Karigiannis
IPC: G06T7/00
Abstract: An inspection system includes one or more imaging devices and one or more processors. The imaging devices generate a first set of images of a work piece at a first position relative to the work piece and a second set of images of the work piece at a second position relative to the work piece. At least some of the images in the first and second sets are acquired using different light settings. The processors analyze the first set of images to generate a first prediction image associated with the first position, and analyze the second set of images to generate a second prediction image associated with the second position. The first and second prediction images include respective candidate regions. The processors merge the first and second prediction images to detect at least one predicted defect in the work piece depicted in at least one of the candidate regions.
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公开(公告)号:US10592725B2
公开(公告)日:2020-03-17
申请号:US15493765
申请日:2017-04-21
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Ser Nam Lim , David Scott Diwinsky , Xiao Bian
Abstract: Systems and methods are provided relating to artificial neural networks are provided. The systems and methods obtain a teacher network that includes artificial neural layers configured to automatically identify one or more objects in an image examined by the artificial neural layers, receive a set of task images at the teacher network, examine the set of task images with the teacher network, identify a subset of the artificial neural layers that are utilized during examination of the set of task images with the teacher network, and define a student network based on the set of task images. The student network is configured to automatically identify one or more objects in an image examined by the subset.
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公开(公告)号:US10262236B2
公开(公告)日:2019-04-16
申请号:US15584129
申请日:2017-05-02
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Ser Nam Lim , Arpit Jain , David Scott Diwinsky , Sravanthi Bondugula
Abstract: A system that generates training images for neural networks includes one or more processors configured to receive input representing one or more selected areas in an image mask. The one or more processors are configured to form a labeled masked image by combining the image mask with an unlabeled image of equipment. The one or more processors also are configured to train an artificial neural network using the labeled masked image to one or more of automatically identify equipment damage appearing in one or more actual images of equipment and/or generate one or more training images for training another artificial neural network to automatically identify the equipment damage appearing in the one or more actual images of equipment.
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公开(公告)号:US10196922B2
公开(公告)日:2019-02-05
申请号:US14963695
申请日:2015-12-09
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: David Scott Diwinsky , Ser Nam Lim
Abstract: A method for locating probes within a gas turbine engine may generally include positioning a plurality of location transmitters relative to the engine and inserting a probe through an access port of the engine, wherein the probe includes a probe tip and a location signal receiver configured to receive location-related signals transmitted from the location transmitters. The method may also include determining a current location of the probe tip within the engine based at least in part on the location-related signals and identifying a virtual location of the probe tip within a three-dimensional model of the engine corresponding to the current location of the probe tip within the engine. Moreover, the method may include providing for display the three-dimensional model of the engine, wherein the virtual location of the probe tip is displayed as a visual indicator within the three-dimensional model.
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