Digital video borescope for drilled shaft inspection
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1. A system for inspecting a borehole comprising:
- a portable camera for generating images of at least a portion of an interior surface of the borehole and for generating signals representative of the generated images, said camera defining a viewing area adjacent the camera from which the images are generated;
a housing for the camera, said housing adapted to be lowered into the borehole;
a sensor for use with the housing for sensing a physical characteristic of the borehole; and
a computer receiving and responsive to the signals from the camera and the sensed physical characteristic for inspecting the borehole.
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Abstract
Visual inspection of an interior surface of a borehole. A housing adapted to be lowered in the borehole supports a portable camera for generating images of a portion of the interior surface of the borehole and a light source for illuminating an area adjacent the camera. A monitor receives signals from the camera and, in response thereto, displays the images generated by the camera. A viewing envelope positioned adjacent the camera defines a viewing area adjacent the camera, particularly for use in visually inspecting slurry-filled boreholes.
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1. A system for inspecting a borehole comprising:
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a portable camera for generating images of at least a portion of an interior surface of the borehole and for generating signals representative of the generated images, said camera defining a viewing area adjacent the camera from which the images are generated; a housing for the camera, said housing adapted to be lowered into the borehole; a sensor for use with the housing for sensing a physical characteristic of the borehole; and a computer receiving and responsive to the signals from the camera and the sensed physical characteristic for inspecting the borehole. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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