General Electric Company

Ge Inspection Technologies, Gmbh

Baker Hughes, a Ge Compnay, LLC

Baker Hughes Holdings LLC

Other

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC

Everest Vit, Inc.

Ge Sensing & Inspection Technologies, Gmbh

Clark Alexander Bendall

Thomas Karpen

Kevin George Harding

Guiju Song

Li Tao

Michael Melvin Ball

Jon R Salvati

Bradford James Morse

Thomas Charles Ward

Melissa Rose Stancato

Thomas Eldred Lambdin

Joshua Lynn Scott

Theodore Chilek

Raymond A Lia

Matthew William Pankow

Kevin Andrew Coombs

Edward B Hubben

Bruce A Pellegrino

Robert Gideon Wodnicki

William Anders Peterson

Jonathan David Short

Richard A Monroe

Gerard Frederick Beckhusen

Ansas Matthias Kasten

Ming Jia

Nicholas Anthony Stancato

Dongmin Yang

Sora Kim

Joshua Paul David DeRosa

Xinjun Wan

Jie Han

David L Weldum

Michael C Lesmerises

Michael M Ball

Steven Crews

Theodore A Chilek

Jijun Gu

Daniel H J McClung

Bobby Dale Hournbuckle, Jr

Zirong Zahi

Theodore Alexander Chilek

A method can include receiving image data characterizing a viewed object acquired via an image sensor of a visual inspection system and providing the image data in a display. The method can include receiving a first directional movement input via a directional input device of the visual inspection system and applying a first set of actuator drive signals to a plurality of actuators of the visual inspection system. The method can further include applying a coordinate transformation to the image data to generate transformed image data and receiving a second directional movement input via the directional input device. The method can also include applying a second set of actuator drive signals to the plurality of actuators. The second set of actuator drive signals can cause points on the viewed object to move in the first direction on the display. Related systems performing the method are also provided.

Inspection device articulation transformation based on image transformation

A method, a system, and computer program product for rendering a visual representation of a target object using a selection of a first position on the surface of the target object. A reference surface is determined based on selected positions on the surface of the target object. A graphical object overlaying the visual representation of the target object is rendered. A location of the graphical object in the graphical user interface is based on the reference surface. The graphical object has a perimeter including the perimeter positions. A perimeter position of the perimeter positions is mapped to a second point on a three-dimensional representation of the target object. A distance between a first point and a second point on the three-dimensional representation of the target object is less than or equal to a second distance. The first point on the three-dimensional representation is associated with the first position.

Interactive measurement based on three-dimensional representations of objects

Data is received which can characterize a two-dimensional image and a set of three-dimensional surface points. The two-dimensional image can characterize at least a tip of a blade and a portion of a shroud, and the three-dimensional surface points can characterize the tip of the blade and the portion of the shroud. A first location of an edge of the blade and a second location of a surface of the shroud can be determined based on the data. A distance between the first location of the edge of the blade and the second location of the surface of the shroud can be determined based on the data. The distance can be provided. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.

Automated turbine blade to shroud gap measurement

A method includes receiving data characterizing a target surface extending in three dimensions. The method also includes rendering in a graphical user interface display space, a first visual representation including a two-dimensional image of a first portion of the target surface, and a second visual representation including a three-dimensional representation of at least a subset of the first portion of the target surface included in the first visual representation. The method further includes receiving, based on a first user interaction with the three-dimensional representation via a cursor configured to move over the three-dimensional representation, a first user input indicative of selection of a first location of the target surface. The method also includes rendering a first graphical object at a first target position in the three-dimensional representation and a second graphical object at a second target position in the two-dimensional image. The first and the second target positions are indicative of the first location of the target surface.

Interactive three-dimensional representations of objects

A method for is provided. The method can include receiving data characterizing a first measurement image having a first state and a first set of three-dimensional coordinate data corresponding to the first measurement image. The first measurement image can include two-dimensional image data. The method can also include receiving data characterizing at least one geometric dimension determined for the first measurement image. The method can further include receiving data characterizing a second measurement image having a second state and a second set of three-dimensional coordinate data corresponding to the second measurement image. The method can also include applying the first state of the first measurement image to the second measurement image. The method can further include displaying at least one second geometric dimension determined using the second set of three-dimensional coordinate data. Related systems performing the method are also provided.

A method, device, and computer readable medium for displaying a two-dimensional image of a viewed object simultaneously with an image depicting a three-dimensional geometry of the viewed object using a video inspection device is disclosed. The video inspection device displays a two-dimensional image of the object surface of a viewed object, and determines the three-dimensional coordinates of a plurality of surface points. At least one rendered image of the three-dimensional geometry of the viewed object is displayed simultaneously with the two-dimensional image. As measurement cursors are placed and moved on the two-dimensional image, the rendered image of the three-dimensional geometry of the viewed object is automatically updated.

Method and device for displaying a two-dimensional image of a viewed object simultaneously with an image depicting the three-dimensional geometry of the viewed object

A method and device for automatically identifying a point of interest in a depth measurement on a viewed object using a video inspection device is disclosed. The video inspect device determines the three-dimensional coordinates in a region of interest on the viewed object and analyzes those surface points to determine the desired measurement application (e.g., determining the deepest point, the highest point, or the clearance between two surfaces). Based on the desired measurement application, the video inspection device automatically identifies the point of interest on the viewed object and places a cursor at that location.

Method and device for automatically identifying a point of interest in a depth measurement on a viewed object

A method and device for measuring dimensions of a feature on or near an object using a video inspection device. A reference surface is determined based on reference surface points on the surface of the object. One or more measurement cursors are placed on measurement pixels of an image of the object. Projected reference surface points associated with the measurement pixels on the reference surface are determined. The dimensions of the feature can be determined using the three-dimensional coordinates of at least one of the projected reference surface points.

Method and device for measuring features on or near an object

A probe system and a method are provided. The probe system includes an emitter unit, a pattern generation system, and an intensity modulator. The emitter unit is for emitting light. The pattern generation system is for projecting at least one reference structured-light pattern onto an object surface to obtain at least one reference projected pattern, and including a mirror scanning unit for reflecting the light to a plurality of directions. The intensity modulator is for modulating intensity of the light according to the at least one reference projected pattern to provide modulated light to the mirror scanning unit to reflect the modulated light to the plurality of directions to project at least one modulated structured-light pattern onto the object surface to obtain at least one modulated projected pattern.

Light modulation for inspection probes

A method and device for displaying a two-dimensional image of a viewed object simultaneously with an image depicting a three-dimensional geometry of the viewed object using a video inspection device is disclosed. The video inspection device displays a two-dimensional image of the object surface of a viewed object, and determines the three-dimensional coordinates of a plurality of surface points. At least one rendered image of the three-dimensional geometry of the viewed object is displayed simultaneously with the two-dimensional image. As measurement cursors are placed and moved on the two-dimensional image, the rendered image of the three-dimensional geometry of the viewed object is automatically updated.

Methods and devices are provided for providing a graphic overlay for measuring dimensions of features using a video inspection device. One or more measurement cursors are placed on pixels of an image of the object. One or more planes are determined parallel or normal to a reference surface or line and passing through surface points associated with the measurement cursors. A semi-transparent graphic overlay is placed on pixels with associated surface points having three-dimensional surface coordinates less than a predetermined distance from the plane(s) to help the user place the measurement cursors.

Graphic overlay for measuring dimensions of features using a video inspection device

A method and device for inspection of a rotating asset is disclosed. In one embodiment, the inspection device can include textured pattern projection system for projecting a textured pattern onto an object surface to provide additional surface details to improve stereoscopic image matching. In another embodiment, the inspection device can be configured to save selected images a rotating object when the object is located in a selected or trigger position in different illumination modes. The saved selected images can be transmitted and stored in a cloud-based server and analyzed in an automated fashion.

Method and device for inspection of an asset

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Clark Alexander Bendall