Patent ID: 9016560
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: F01D,F05D,G01N,G02B,G06F,G06K,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A component identification system comprising: a visual inspection device for obtaining an image of a data matrix code disposed on a surface of a component, wherein the visual inspection device is configured to be inserted into an internal environment in which the component is disposed; and a computing device in signal communication with the visual inspection device, the computing device being configured to associate the data matrix code in the image with an identified component in a database, wherein a record of the identified component in the database includes an indication of any damage or defect previously identified on the component; and wherein the computing device is further configured to track the indication of any damage or defect associated with the component over a plurality of inspections, and project a future growth of damage based on the plurality of inspections and a rate of change in the amount of damage present on the component.