Simulation-based investigation of the feasibility of robotic machining of on-wing engine components
Citation Link: https://doi.org/10.15480/882.18966
Publikationstyp
Conference Paper
Date Issued
2024-09
Sprache
English
TORE-DOI
Start Page
355
End Page
365
Citation
MHI Kolloquium 2024
Contribution to Conference
Publisher DOI
Scopus ID
Publisher
Springer
ISBN of container
978-3-031-91463-8
978-3-031-91463-8
Foreign object damage on the compressor blades of a turbofan engine reduces engine efficiency and compromises safety. This necessitates to repair such defects as soon as possible. As it is time-consuming and costly to disassemble the entire engine to access the compressor blades, it can be advantageous to perform such repairs on-wing, while the engine is still assembled. The main challenge in machining compressor blades on-wing is the limited accessibility within the engine, which precludes the use of traditional machining tools and demands the development of new solutions. To address these obstacles, this work proposes a flexible simulation framework including a shape optimization technique to aid in the development of suitable robotic kinematics for space-constrained machining tasks. Further simulation functionalities such as an interactive mounting simulation foster detailed feasibility studies of kinematic concepts.
Subjects
Simulation
Robotic machining
On-wing
MRO
Foreign object damage
DDC Class
629.13: Aviation Engineering
629.892: Robot
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