Patent ID: 11906445
Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  D | IPC D  G

Claim 0:
1. A system for performing automated defect detection for a flexible member using image processing, the system comprising:
a plurality of sensors configured to monitor the flexible member, wherein each of the sensors among the plurality of sensors includes respective optical fibers located in a respective optical port, each of the sensors among the plurality of sensors configured to transmit a respective optical signal from the port toward the flexible member and each of the sensors among the plurality of sensors configured to receive the optical signal reflected from a surface of the flexible member through the respective port, wherein 3 optical fibers and their corresponding optical port are spaced 120 degrees;
an image processor configured to convert sensor data from the sensors among the plurality of sensors to image data; and
a processor configured to receive reference image data, compare the image data with the reference image data, determine a defect based on the comparison and a threshold setting information for the flexible member, and transmit a notification based on the defect, wherein the threshold setting information is based on a received application information for the flexible member, wherein the threshold setting information comprises different acceptable thresholds and different tolerances for operation based at least in part on the received application information, wherein the processor is further configured to determine a location of the defect of the flexible member and map the defect to a remaining life of the flexible member based on the received application information.