750 M A T E R I A L S E V A L U A T I O N • J U L Y 2 0 2 1 be considered. First of all, the current repair work was carried out on the FSW machine, which is not integrated into the robot platform, and the cracks were made on the flat steel plate surface. In the actual boiler plant, the robot may need to repair the cracks on the bumpy boiler surface, and sometimes the robot even needs to work on the boiler wall perpendicular to the ground. Therefore, the actual effect of the robotic repair needs to be further investigated. Secondly, in order to ensure the mobility of the robot, the load (such as vertical force) generated in the repair process is expected to be as low as possible. Hence, the induction heating system will be employed and redesigned so that it can be integrated into the robot system. The induction heating parameters also need to be further optimized to reduce the peak vertical force as much as possible. This system provides a conceptual design as a good starting point for a further automated system for boiler wall damage evaluation and repair within power plants. It is also possible to further extend the concepts and methods in this report to use a similar system for other structure analysis applications from other various energy or civil fields. A closer approximation for full autonomy would in turn significantly improve the results from required maintenance within power plants, in terms of decreasing time used to obtain a damage analysis of the system under test, enhancing quantitative results for objectifying damages, decreasing the likelihood of cataclysmic system failure, and overall improvements in human safety by minimizing human interaction within hazardous regions that require inspection. The application of this automated NDE CPS robotic platform can improve the costs of maintenance and the quality of life within power plants. 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