Propulsor blade imaging assembly for an aircraft propulsion system

An assembly for an aircraft propulsion system, the assembly comprising:

• a propulsor section for the aircraft propulsion system, the propulsor section including a propulsor and a propulsor case, the propulsor including a plurality of propulsor blades configured for rotation about a rotational axis of the aircraft propulsion system, and the propulsor further including a nose cone disposed axially adjacent the plurality of propulsor blades, the nose cone and the propulsor case rotationally fixed relative to the rotational axis;
• an imaging device disposed in the propulsor section, the imaging device including a camera;
• a plurality of light sources disposed in the propulsor section including a light source disposed on the propulsor case and a light source disposed on the nose cone;
• and
• a controller connected in signal communication with the imaging device and the plurality of light sources, the controller including a processor in communication with a non-transitory memory storing instructions, which instructions when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• control each of the plurality of light sources to direct light to the plurality of propulsor blades;
• control the camera to capture image data of each propulsor blade of the plurality of propulsor blades as the plurality of propulsor blades rotate about the rotational axis;
• and
• identify a presence or an absence of damage for each propulsor blade of the plurality of propulsor blades using the image data.