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US 11,209,791 B2Granted
Tool having rotatable member for machining an object and sensor to sense object
AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorsJames Kell, Thomas Frederick Danvers, Adam Nagy, Dragos Aurelian Axinte, Mark Hugh Raffles, Amir Rabani, Salvador Cobos-Guzman
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Abstract
A tool for machining an object including a first part including a rotatable member that is rotatable to cause rotation of a machine tool, a second part, a joint coupling the first part and the second part to enable relative movement between the first part and the second part, and a sensor to sense an object to be machined.
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An apparatus for inspecting a blade within a turbine engine, the apparatus comprising:
- a tool configured to perform machining on the blade;
- a sensor of the tool, the sensor being configured to sense a shape of the blade within the turbine engine;
- a first controller and a second controller, wherein the second controller is configured to receive data from the sensor that indicates the shape, the first controller is configured to determine a control of the tool using the received data, and second controller is further configured to provide a control signal to cause the control of the tool;
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- an actuator configured to receive the control signal from the controller and to control the tool using the control signal, wherein
- the first controller is configured to communicate with the second controller by one of intercontinental data cables and satellite communications.
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An apparatus for inspecting an object, the apparatus comprising:
- a tool configured to perform machining on the object;
- a sensor of the tool, the sensor being configured to sense the object;
- a first controller and a second controller, wherein the second controller is configured to receive data from the sensor, the first controller is configured to determine a control of the tool using the received data, and the second controller is further configured to provide a control signal to cause the control of the tool;
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- an actuator configured to receive the control signal from the second controller and to control the tool using the control signal, wherein
- the first controller is configured to communicate with the second controller by one of intercontinental data cables and satellite communications.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.