Collaborative robot for visually inspecting an aircraft

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9952593
SERIAL NO

15030845

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A device for visually inspecting the external surfaces of an aircraft includes an inspection area to receive an aircraft, at least one visual inspection robot, and a control center. A movable platform of the robot supports a turret having an observation unit. The robot includes a processing unit which guides the movable platform and process the data received from the observation unit. The processing unit of the robot are configured to autonomously control the robot during the visual inspection of the external surfaces of the aircraft parked in the inspection area; to interrupt a visual inspection in the event of a detection of an anomaly on the external surface of the aircraft; to transmit a visual inspection data to the control center; and to receive instructions from the control center.

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AIRBUS1 ROND POINT MAURICE BELLONTE BLAGNAC 31700

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Colin, Nicolas Toulouse, FR 23 145
Guibert, Frank Toulouse, FR 4 48

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