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ADAPTUBL. Adaptive Digitizing and Programming of Turbine Blades

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:253200
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  1. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)

ADAPTUBL involves adaptively machining cast turbine blades. Due to uncontrollable warpage during solidification of cast parts, each part has unique dimensions. A structured lighting sensor, added to the workspace of a 5-axis machining center, discerns the unique geometry of each part. The processed sensor data is then used to generate the unique, 5-axis tool paths required to perform a high precision machining operation on the tip of each blade.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
253200
Report Number(s):
ESTSC--000736SGIIP00
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English