Automated Grinding for Surface Defect Removal on Aircraft Components

Publikationstyp
Conference Paper
Date Issued
2023-09
Sprache
English
Author(s)
Kähler, Falko  orcid-logo
Flugzeug-Produktionstechnik M-23  
Masekowsky, Sören
Schüppstuhl, Thorsten  orcid-logo
Flugzeug-Produktionstechnik M-23  
TORE-URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11420/45719
Start Page
213
End Page
218
Citation
56th International Symposium on Robotics (ISR Europe 2023)
Contribution to Conference
56th International Symposium on Robotics, ISR 2023  
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85184348710
ISBN
9783800761418
Aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) processes include manual grinding of defects on complex surfaces, with the removal depth being critical for component re-use. The defect depth is not determined prior, resulting in a careful, time-consuming and tedious manual grinding task and limited productivity. In this paper, a robotic system for automated defect removal is proposed to face challenges of individual path planning, comply to removal specifications and detect defect removal endpoint. The system is demonstrated, first results for machining on a cylindrical surface are presented and analyzed before future work including optimizations are discussed.
Subjects
flap wheel
pitting corrosion
robotic grinding
DDC Class
004: Computer Sciences
670: Manufacturing