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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2019
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Gillies Alexander MacDonald, Aberdeenshire, GB;
Prashant Shekhar, Houston, TX (US);
Abhijit Kulkarni, Pune, IN;
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system for automated detection and removal of visual obstructions such as debris, fumes, or mist from the view zone of an imaging device. An autodetection algorithm runs on incoming visual data from a data acquisition (DAQ) system to determine if a visual obstruction is present. A controller initiates a dry-cleaning dual cycle (DCDC) run including a wet clean cycle and a dry clean cycle. During the wet clean cycle, a base fluid mist is distributed onto the view zone. Subsequently during the dry clean cycle, compressed air is distributed onto the view zone.