DYNAMICAL SYSTEM PARAMETER IDENTIFICATION FOR TURBOMACHINE

    公开(公告)号:US20180066668A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-08

    申请号:US15256426

    申请日:2016-09-02

    Abstract: An aeromechanical identification system for turbomachine includes at least one actuator mounted on a stationary structure to excite rotatable airfoils. At least one sensor is mounted proximate the airfoils for measuring a response of the airfoils responsive to excitation from the at least one actuator. A controller is configured to determine a damping characteristic of an aeromechanical mode of the rotating airfoils based on the excitation and the response. A gas turbine engine and a method of determining a flutter boundary for an airfoil of a turbomachine are also disclosed.

    Composite image processing for LWIR images using geometric features

    公开(公告)号:US09832396B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-28

    申请号:US14560814

    申请日:2014-12-04

    Abstract: A method for thermally imaging a moving workpiece of a gas turbine engine comprises identifying a plurality of geometric features to construct a composite image. The geometric features include at least one integral thermal feature of the moving workpiece, and at least one artificial feature applied to the workpiece for diagnostic purposes. One of the plurality of geometric features is identified as a master feature, and the remainder of the plurality of geometric features are located relative to the master feature with relative actual coordinates. A pixel location of the master feature is identified or each image, and the remainder of the plurality of geometric features are located relative to the master feature with relative pixel coordinates. Offset, rotation, and scaling of the secondary images are varied to minimize a relative difference between the relative pixel coordinates and the relative actual coordinates. The offset, rotated, and scaled secondary images are combined with the reference image to form a composite image.

    NATURAL RESOLUTION PROCESSING FOR LWIR IMAGES
    5.
    发明申请
    NATURAL RESOLUTION PROCESSING FOR LWIR IMAGES 有权
    自然图像的自然分辨率处理

    公开(公告)号:US20150172566A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-18

    申请号:US14560843

    申请日:2014-12-04

    Abstract: A method for thermally imaging a moving workpiece of a gas turbine engine using long wavelength infrared (LWIR) images of the workpiece captured during operation of the gas turbine engine. The method comprises determining average pixel intensity and pixel variation in intensity for each pixel across the plurality of LWIR images, determining average area intensity and area variation in intensity across a range of areas defined by increasing length scales about a selected pixel, and identifying as a critical length scale a length scale at which area variation in intensity is minimized as a function of length scale, for which the area intensity remains substantially the same as the average pixel intensity of the selected pixel. A composite image is built such that each pixel of the composite image has intensity equal to an average area intensity centered on that pixel, over the critical length scale.

    Abstract translation: 一种利用在燃气涡轮发动机运转期间捕获的工件的长波长红外(LWIR)图像对燃气涡轮发动机的移动工件进行热成像的方法。 该方法包括确定多个LWIR图像中的每个像素的平均像素强度和像素变化,确定通过增加关于所选像素的长度尺度所限定的区域范围内的强度的平均面积强度和面积变化,并将其识别为 临界长度刻度,其中强度的区域变化被最小化为长度尺度的函数的长度尺度,其面积强度保持与所选像素的平均像素强度基本相同。 构建合成图像,使得合成图像的每个像素的强度等于关键长度尺度上以该像素为中心的平均面积强度。

    COMPOSITE IMAGE PROCESSING FOR LWIR IMAGES USING GEOMETRIC FEATURES
    6.
    发明申请
    COMPOSITE IMAGE PROCESSING FOR LWIR IMAGES USING GEOMETRIC FEATURES 有权
    使用几何特征的LWIR图像的复合图像处理

    公开(公告)号:US20150172565A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-18

    申请号:US14560814

    申请日:2014-12-04

    Abstract: A method for thermally imaging a moving workpiece of a gas turbine engine comprises identifying a plurality of geometric features to construct a composite image. The geometric features include at least one integral thermal feature of the moving workpiece, and at least one artificial feature applied to the workpiece for diagnostic purposes. One of the plurality of geometric features is identified as a master feature, and the remainder of the plurality of geometric features are located relative to the master feature with relative actual coordinates. A pixel location of the master feature is identified or each image, and the remainder of the plurality of geometric features are located relative to the master feature with relative pixel coordinates. Offset, rotation, and scaling of the secondary images are varied to minimize a relative difference between the relative pixel coordinates and the relative actual coordinates. The offset, rotated, and scaled secondary images are combined with the reference image to form a composite image.

    Abstract translation: 用于热成像燃气涡轮发动机的移动工件的方法包括识别多个几何特征以构造合成图像。 几何特征包括移动工件的至少一个整体热特征,以及至少一个人造特征,用于诊断目的。 多个几何特征中的一个被识别为主要特征,并且多个几何特征的其余部分相对于具有相对实际坐标的主要特征定位。 识别主要特征的像素位置或每个图像,并且多个几何特征的其余部分相对于具有相对像素坐标的主要特征位置。 改变次级图像的偏移,旋转和缩放以使相对像素坐标和相对实际坐标之间的相对差异最小化。 偏移,旋转和缩放的次级图像与参考图像组合以形成合成图像。

    LONG WAVE INFRARED SENSING FOR TURBOMACHINE
    10.
    发明申请
    LONG WAVE INFRARED SENSING FOR TURBOMACHINE 审中-公开
    用于涡轮机的长波红外感测

    公开(公告)号:US20150160097A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-11

    申请号:US14564774

    申请日:2014-12-09

    Abstract: A system includes a turbomachine having one or more inspection ports. An LWIR sensor is positioned in the inspection port of the turbomachine to sense thermal energy emitted by a turbomachine component. An imaging device can be operably connected to the LWIR sensor to convert signals from the LWIR sensor to a thermal image of the turbomachine component based on the sensed thermal energy. In some embodiments, the LWIR sensor configured to image a ceramic coated turbine blade.

    Abstract translation: 一种系统包括具有一个或多个检查端口的涡轮机。 LWIR传感器位于涡轮机的检查口中,以感测涡轮机组件发出的热能。 成像装置可以可操作地连接到LWIR传感器,以基于感测的热能将来自LWIR传感器的信号转换成涡轮机组件的热图像。 在一些实施例中,LWIR传感器被配置成对陶瓷涂覆的涡轮叶片进行成像。

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