Patent ID: 9057710
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: G01N,G02B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A system for non-contact internal inspection of power generation machinery, comprising: a base for affixation to a power generation machine inspection port; an inspection scope having a proximal end coupled to the base, and an extendable elongated body defining a central axis, extended and driven by a linear drive that is capable of remote control and actuation by a control system; a camera head coupled to a camera, having a field of view, the camera head coupled to the inspection scope distal the base, that are capable of remote control and image capture by a control system; an articulation drive, coupled to the camera head and the control system, that is capable of remote control and actuation by a control system, for articulating the camera head and field of view relative to the inspection scope central axis; and a control system coupled to the inspection scope linear and articulation drives and the camera, for automatically guiding and positioning the inspection scope and camera field of view along a pre-designated pre-recorded non-contact navigation path of linear and articulation drives actuation instructions within a power generation machine to an internal area of interest without human intervention and for capturing a camera image thereof without human intervention.