Romain – Development of a robotic maintenance system for wind turbine blades

Romain — 开发风力涡轮机叶片机器人维护系统

• 批准号: 10017959
• 金额: $ 2.67万
• 依托单位: FRONT TECHNOLOGIES LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10017959
• 关键词: Romain; Development; robotic; maintenance; system

Wind turbines are designed to operate for a life time of 20-25 years. Once they are installed, the O&M (operation and maintenance) are the key to maximise the economic and environmental benefits of wind assets. This project aims to develop a complete solution for robot based inspection and repair of wind turbine blades (WTBs) in-situ, both onshore and offshore. Firstly, we will develop advanced optical techniques with laser heating, so that quantitative information of subsurface defects within WTBs can be obtained. (Current techniques including drone-based are limited to surface defects only). Secondly, a compact and efficient robotic deployment system will be developed which will hold the inspection unit and a robotic repair arm. The robotic system will be operated by engineers working on ground (for onshore wind turbines) or on a vessel (for offshore wind turbines), greatly reducing their risk exposure. When defects are detected and deemed reparable, the repair arm of the whole system will be activated to do the job in the sky. Field trials on wind towers will be conducted to validate the system.

风力涡轮机的设计寿命为20-25年。一旦安装完成，运营和维护是最大限度地提高风电资产经济和环境效益的关键。该项目旨在开发一套完整的解决方案，用于基于机器人的陆上和海上风力涡轮机叶片（WTB）的现场检查和维修。首先，我们将发展先进的光学技术与激光加热，使WTB内的亚表面缺陷的定量信息可以得到。（包括基于无人机的当前技术仅限于表面缺陷）。其次，将开发一个紧凑高效的机器人部署系统，该系统将容纳检查单元和机器人维修臂。机器人系统将由在地面（用于陆上风力涡轮机）或船上（用于海上风力涡轮机）工作的工程师操作，大大降低他们的风险。当发现缺陷并认为可以修复时，整个系统的修复臂将被激活，在空中完成工作。将在风塔上进行现场试验，以验证该系统。