公开(公告)号：US20220341641A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-27

申请号：US17240531

申请日：2021-04-26

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Nicholas Joseph Kray ,  Thomas J. Brinck ,  Tod W. Davis ,  Chad M. Harbert

IPC: F25C1/04

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for artificial bird manufacturing in impact testing is described herein. An apparatus to generate an artificial bird for impact testing includes a mold generator to form a mold based on a bird class identification, a mold filler to fill the mold with a first layer of crushed ice and a second layer of crushed ice, a compressor to compress an ice surface of at least one of the first layer or the second layer of the crushed ice to form indentations on the ice surface, and a freezer to re-freeze the crushed ice layers inside the mold to form an artificial bird.