Robotic repair or maintenance of an asset
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsCharles Robert Gilman, Mauricio Castillo-Effen, Charles Burton Theurer
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Abstract
A method includes receiving, via at least one sensor of a robot, sensor data indicating one or more characteristics of an asset. The method includes detecting, based on the sensor data, an existing or imminent defect of the asset. The method includes fabricating a part suitable for use in correcting the defect. The structure of the part is derived using one or both of a digital representation of the asset generated using the sensor data or stored reference data related to the asset.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving, via at least one sensor of a robot, sensor data indicating one or more characteristics of an asset;
- detecting, based on the sensor data, a defect associated with a part of the asset;
- creating or updating a three dimensional (3D) model of the part, wherein a structure of the part is derived using one or both of a digital representation of the asset generated using the sensor data or stored reference data related to the asset;
- and
- performing a corrective action that corrects the defect.
A repair system configured to monitor an asset, comprising:
- at least one robot comprising at least one sensor configured to detect one or more characteristics of an asset and at least one effector configured to perform a repair or maintenance operation on the asset;
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- a processing system comprising at least one processor operatively coupled to at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
- receive, via the at least one sensor of the at least one robot, sensor data indicating the one or more characteristics of the asset;
- detect, based on the sensor data, a defect of the asset;
- display, via a display device, a three dimensional (3D) model of the asset, wherein the processor is configured to overlay features of the defect onto the 3D model of the asset;
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- perform a corrective action that corrects the defect using one or both of the 3D model of the asset or stored reference data related to the asset.
A non-transitory, computer readable medium comprising instructions configured to be executed by a processor of a repair system comprising at least one robot, wherein the instructions comprise instructions configured to cause the processor to:
- receive, via at least one sensor of the at least one robot, sensor data indicating one or more characteristics of an asset;
- detect, based on the sensor data, a defect associated with a part of the asset;
- generate a three dimensional (3D) model of the asset using one or both of a digital representation of the asset or stored reference data related to the asset, wherein the 3D model includes a model of the part suitable for correction of the defect;
- divide the model of the part into a plurality of subcomponents based on an amount of time to fabricate each of the subcomponents, source materials used to fabricate each of the subcomponents, or any combination thereof;
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- fabricate each of the subcomponents for correction of the defect.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.