Objective
Having a control system for process parameter supervision and adaptation, positioning, orientation, and data documentation is a key element for welding automation. Connecting the various systems for exact, synchronized control was an important process.
The development of microfocus X-ray techniques, along high-resolution and high-sensitivity real time imaging, enabled the detection of very small defects, including porosity defects and cracks below several microns in size. In all, the result of the project is the realization of a flexible system for repairing turbine blades.
This research has taken another step toward the 'factory of the future'; while helping conserve valuable energy and mineral resources by making worn-out blades useful again through recycling.
THIS PROJECT IS AIMED AT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FULLY AUTOMATED TURBINE BALDE RECOVERY STATION INVOLVING THE USE OF PULSED TIG WELDING AND WIRE FEED INTEGRATED TO A ROBOTIC HANDLER WITH VARIOUS SENSORS. THE CONTROL SYSTEM WILL INCLUDE AN NDT SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY THE BLADE DEFECTS VIA REAL TIME X-RAY ANALYSIS. THE COMPLETE STATION WILL USE SOPHISTICATED IMAGE-ANALYSIS AND TRACKING FACILITIES AT THE LEADING EDGE OF REAL-TIME SIGNAL PROCESSING.
THE FINAL SYSTEM WILL BE USED TO PROVIDE AN INTEGRATED WELDING STATION TO THE AEROSPACE MARKET, ALLOWING TURBINE BLADE RECOVERY ON A EUROPEAN SCALE OF STATEGIC VALUE.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
- engineering and technology environmental engineering waste management waste treatment processes recycling
- engineering and technology electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering electronic engineering control systems
- engineering and technology electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering electronic engineering signal processing
- social sciences sociology industrial relations automation
- engineering and technology electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering electronic engineering sensors
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PE17 4WR Huntingdon
United Kingdom
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