Inspection system of structures and equipment and related method thereof
First Claim
1. A system for use with a platform movable in relation to a generally upright standing structure for inspecting the structure, comprising:
- an interface member disposed on the platform; and
at least one detector device disposed on said interface.
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Abstract
An inspection system and method for use in conjunction with a movably mounted platform to perform inspections of a generally upright standing structures or underground/subsurface structure. In order to perform these inspections, a technician or user can mount an interface member and the detector on the platform and/or interface member. The platform can be moved along the length of the structure while the inspector/detector module captures data regarding the structure. This data can be transmitted to a destination where it can be recorded and/or analyzed by the technician or given user. A given destination(s) may be local such as at the structure or proximal to the structure, or may be remote from the structure such as short to long distance communication. A controller/processor (e.g., computer program product) is configured having a number of crack or flaw detection algorithms for assessing the status of such cracks or flaws on the structure.
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65 Claims
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1. A system for use with a platform movable in relation to a generally upright standing structure for inspecting the structure, comprising:
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an interface member disposed on the platform; and
at least one detector device disposed on said interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method, using a platform movable in relation to a generally upright standing structure, for inspecting the structure, said method comprising:
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disposing an interface member on the platform;
disposing a detector device on said interface member to provide data; and
processing said data received from said detector device and said system to calculate inspection results of the structure. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A method for manufacturing an inspection system, for use with a platform movable in relation to a generally upright standing structure, for inspecting the structure, said method comprising:
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disposing an interface member on the platform; and
disposing a detector device on said interface member. - View Dependent Claims (61)
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62. A method for manufacturing an inspection system for inspecting a generally upright standing structure, said method comprising:
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mounting a platform on the structure, wherein said platform being movably mounted in relation to the structure;
disposing an interface member on the platform; and
disposing a detector device on the interface member. - View Dependent Claims (63)
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64. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having computer program logic for enabling at last one processor in communication with an inspection system of a structure to provide inspection results to according to data received from said system, said computer program logic comprising:
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a) receiving data that represents actual width of a base portion of the structure;
b) receiving data that represents the distance between the base portion of the structure to a subject crack or flaw located in the structure;
c) receiving the actual width of the structure at location of the subject crack or flaw;
d) receiving location points inputted that represent crack or flaw points and receiving width points inputted that represent width points; and
e) calculating the actual dimensions of the subject crack or flaw based on the relationship between the inputted crack or flaw points and inputted width points as provided in step ‘
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with the actual pole width of the subject crack or flaw as provided in step ‘
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Specification