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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2016
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Thomas Charles Ward, Auburn, NY (US);
Bryan David Maule, Camillus, NY (US);
Melissa Rose Stancato, Syracuse, NY (US);
Matthew William Pankow, Camillus, NY (US);
David Scott Andreasen, Boston, MA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods provided herein. In one embodiment, a borescope system includes a probe to capture images and a display a settings menu, measurements, the images captured by the probe, or any combination thereof. In addition, the borescope system a processor programmed to display a user interface to enable a user to control movement of the probe, adjust settings, navigate menus, make selections, or any combination thereof. The processor is communicatively coupled to the probe, and the display, and is programmed to instruct the borescope to enter a live menu view when an articulation mode is selected from the settings menu. In the live menu view, the processor is programmed to instruct the display to display the images captured by the probe, and to enable a user to control the movement of the probe and adjust articulation sensitivity of the probe while viewing the images on the display.