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Methods and systems of repairing a structure

  • US 10,065,318 B2
  • Filed: 01/16/2015
  • Issued: 09/04/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of repairing a structure, said method comprising:

  • directing a robotic device to conduct a first scan of the structure using a scanner coupled to the robotic device to identify a structural defect in the structure;

    generating an image of the structure based on data obtained during the first scan of the structure;

    displaying the image of the structure and the identified structural defect on a user interface at a location remote from the robotic device after the inspection of the structure is complete;

    receiving a selection of an area of interest on the image that includes the identified structural defect;

    directing the robotic device to conduct a second scan of the structure at the area of interest with an inspection tool coupled to the robotic device, the inspection tool configured to perform a non-destructive inspection of the structure, to facilitate obtaining sub-surface geometry data of structural defect;

    generating a three-dimensional point cloud of the structure and structural defect, based on surface geometry data obtained during the first scan of the structure and sub-surface geometry data obtained during the second scan of the structure;

    generating a tool path for repairing the structural defect based on a user input received at the user interface; and

    transmitting the tool path to the robotic device from the location remote from the robotic device.

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