AUTOMATED SURFACE FINISHING OF ROTORCRAFT BLADES

摘要

The project objective is the automated fairing of helicopter rotor blades. The project goals and expected outcomes are the productions of a complete robotic work cell requirement set and a detailed finishing process package. This is believed to be the high risk portion of the automation of such complicated, new application. The results of this project should make the integrator's task of developing a factory ready automation system for rotorcraft blades easier, more risk free and hence more potentially profitable. This is deemed the proper role for an independent, academically oriented applied research institute such as ARRI.