Patent ID: 9530209
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: F01D,G01B,G01H,G01M,G04F,G06T,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image analysis system comprising: a probe positioned at a location in a stationary portion of a turbo machine that defines a gas flow path and configured to detect a blade tip of a blade of the turbo machine within the gas flow path, the probe comprising: a tip timing sensor configured to sense when the moving portion is located proximate to the location of the probe within a detection region that intersects the blade tip, and an optical component configured to have a field of view that intersects the detection region, the field of view including the blade tip when blade tip is located proximate to the location of the probe; and an image capture device coupled to the optical component to capture an optical image of the field of view to optically determine a characteristic of the blade tip that varies in relation to movement of the blade tip relative to the optical component.