A system (200) includes a robotic arm (210), a rotisserie control linkage (230), and a computer system (250). The robotic arm (210) includes a touch probe (212) and laser head (214). The rotisserie control linkage (230) is configured to couple to a transport cart (220). The computer system (250) is communicatively coupled to the robotic arm (210) and the rotisserie control linkage (230) and is configured to control the system (200) to probe, using the touch probe of the robotic arm (210), a transparent outer layer (124) of an aircraft canopy located on the transport cart (220) in order to determine surface measurements of the aircraft canopy. The computer system (250) also controls the system (200) to ablate, using a plurality of predetermined parameters and the laser head of the robotic arm, an interface layer located between the transparent outer layer (124) and the aircraft canopy, wherein movements of the robotic arm (210) during the ablation are based on the surface measurements.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSPARENT COATING REMOVAL THROUGH LASER ABLATION
SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN FÜR DIE ENTFERNUNG VON TRANSPARENTER BESCHICHTUNG MIT LASERABLATION
SYSTÈME ET MÉTHODE POUR L'ÉLIMINATION D'UN REVÊTEMENT TRANSPARENT PAR ABLATION LASER
2024-11-20
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Evaluation of a Continuous Laser Ablation Coating Removal Device for Steel Bridges
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