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Joint autonomous repair verification and inspection system
Tomblin, John S. Seneviratne, Waruna P. Saathoff, Caleb Tomblin, John M. Pini, Christopher
Tomblin, John S.
Seneviratne, Waruna P.
Saathoff, Caleb
Tomblin, John M.
Pini, Christopher
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2025-04-08
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Tomblin, J.S., Seneviratne, W.P., Saathoff, C., Tomblin, J.M., & Pini, C., inventors; Wichita State University, assignee. Joint autonomous repair verification and inspection system. United States patent US 12269220 B2. 2025, April 8.
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An autonomous or semi-autonomous cell for inspecting composite parts, verifying repairs made to such parts, and facilitating repairs to composite parts. The cell employs automated inspection, damage assessment, and repair systems. An industrial robot automatically attaches to a set of interchangeable inspection and repair end effectors to carry out the inspection, verification, and repair processes. The cell can be equipped with fixtures for supporting a rotorcraft blade and rotating the blade within the cell so that the robot can access the entire blade. Processes are provided for performing inspections, tracking the inspection data for parts in a database, and carrying out repairs. Over time, a software applicant can use the inspection data to train a machine learning model for recognizing damage to the composite part based on inspection images.
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WSU inventors: Waruna Seneviratne, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, John Tomblin, Caleb Saathoff, John M. Tomblin, Christopher Pini, NIAR
Application No: 17/828,558 filed May 21, 2022. Patent No: US 12318916 B2 granted June 3, 2025.
Application No: 17/828,558 filed May 21, 2022. Patent No: US 12318916 B2 granted June 3, 2025.
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Status: Active; Anticipated expiration: 2042-05-31