US 12,468,869 B2
Inspection systems and methods with airfoil sheaths
Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Rocky Hill, CT (US)
Assigned to RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed by RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed on Mar. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/702,519.
Prior Publication US 2023/0306163 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 7/48 (2006.01); B23P 15/02 (2006.01); F01D 5/30 (2006.01); G06F 30/25 (2020.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06F 119/02 (2020.01)
CPC G06F 30/25 (2020.01) [B23P 15/02 (2013.01); F01D 5/30 (2013.01); G06T 7/0006 (2013.01); G06F 2119/02 (2020.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article of manufacture including a tangible, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
commanding, by the one or more processors, a scanner to scan around a first airfoil of a bladed rotor;
determining, by the one or more processors, an apex of each of a plurality of locators associated with the first airfoil;
electronically generating, by the one or more processors, a first six point nest of the first airfoil based on the apex of each of the plurality of locators; and
electronically generating, by the one or more processors, a second six point nest of the first airfoil based on the first six point nest;
commanding, by the one or more processors, a motor to rotate a shaft coupled to the bladed rotor a fixed amount;
commanding, by the one or more processors, the scanner to scan a second airfoil of the bladed rotor;
determining, by the one or more processors, a second apex of each of a second plurality of locators associated with the second airfoil; and
generating, by the one or more processors, a first six point nest of the second airfoil based on the second apex of each locator in the second plurality of locators.