General Electric had one patent in big data during Q1 2024. General Electric Co has developed a wind turbine blade inspection system that uses image capturing devices and image processing to identify defects in wind turbine blade parts like shell or spar cap. The system moves along the blade to capture images and analyze them for anomalies related to defects. GlobalData’s report on General Electric gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
General Electric grant share with big data as a theme is 100% in Q1 2024. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.
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Application: System and method for inspection of a wind turbine blade shell part (Patent ID: US20240078654A1)
The patent filed by General Electric Co. describes a wind turbine blade inspection system that utilizes image capturing devices, such as thermographic and optical cameras, to inspect wind turbine blade parts for defects. The system includes conveying means to move the image capturing devices along the blade part, capturing images to identify anomalies that may indicate defects. An image processing unit is used to analyze the acquired images and determine if the anomaly relates to a defect in the blade part. Additionally, the system includes features such as position logging, image stitching, and image filtering to enhance the inspection process and accuracy.
Furthermore, the patent outlines a method for inspecting wind turbine blade parts for defects, involving the use of thermographic and optical cameras to capture images along the blade part. The method includes image processing to identify anomalies and determine if they indicate defects in the blade part. Confidence values are calculated for possible defect types, allowing for the assignment of the defect type with the highest confidence value to the anomaly. The method also includes grouping adjacent pixels identified as defects to create a defect region and generating a mask to identify defect locations for repair work on the wind turbine blade part.
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