Intelligent airfoil component surface inspection

A method comprising:

• applying a surface indicator material to a component;
• utilizing a positioning algorithm to manipulate at least one piece of positioning equipment in response to the component;
• directing an indication source to a surface of the component having the surface indicator material;
• collecting an indication data set in response to directing the indication source to the surface of the component;
• applying a fuzzy logic analysis in response to the indication data set, the fuzzy logic analysis capable of providing an output data set;
• and
• providing at least one surface variance in response to the output data set.

An apparatus comprising:

• a positioning system having a manipulator device structured to position a component in response to a positioning algorithm;
• an indication system structured to collect an indication data set utilizing a fluorescent penetration process;
• an indication data processing system utilizing a fuzzy logic algorithm capable of:
• applying the indication data set as a set of input variables;
• assigning a degree of intensity to the set of input variables;
• determining an output data set;
• and
• converting the output data set to a set of solutions;
• and
• a microprocessor structured to provide at least one surface variance in response to the set of solutions.