A study of the polishing process of a turbine blade for automation

Abstract

In this research, the parameters involved in doing the polishing process of a turbine blade are investigated. Experiments are done with the help of the Polaris Position Sensor and a JR3 Force-Torque sensor to study the motion and forces required to do the task of polishing turbine blades. The data for both force and motion are gathered while a worker from performs the actual polishing process. This information from the sensors is sent to a computer at a constant sampling rate of 10 Hz in real time. The data gathered from these experimentations are then analyzed to come up with the 6 independent parameters a robot would need to accomplish the task using motion and force control with respect to the end-effector.