Patent ID: 7359042

Claim:
A limited access space inspection system for inspecting by scanning instances of a predetermined set of defined limited access spaces, the system comprising: an imaging device for imaging a region in any one of said defined limited access spaces, said limited access spaces comprising inwardly reaching recesses, a mounting for movably mounting said imaging device to be scannable through linear and rotary motion about said inwardly reaching recesses of limited access spaces and a scanning control unit, associated with said imaging device, configured to control said imaging device to scan about said inwardly reaching recesses of said limited access spaces according to a selected one of respective pre-recorded programs, said program selectable for said instance within said set and comprising instructions for moving said imaging device linearly along a track, for rotating said imaging device about an axis perpendicular to said track, and for rotating said imaging device about an axis parallel to said track, thereby to navigate said imaging device about said inwardly reaching recesses of said limited access spaces, thereby to configure said scan for said instance.