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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2012
Clifford Hatcher, Orlando, FL (US);
Forrest R. Ruhge, Orlando, FL (US);
Dennis H. Lemieux, Casselberry, FL (US);
Himanshu Bhatnagar, Charlotte, NC (US);
Yakup Genc, Dayton, NJ (US);
Richard Hatley, Morristown, NJ (US);
Clifford Hatcher, Orlando, FL (US);
Forrest R. Ruhge, Orlando, FL (US);
Dennis H. Lemieux, Casselberry, FL (US);
Himanshu Bhatnagar, Charlotte, NC (US);
Yakup Genc, Dayton, NJ (US);
Richard Hatley, Morristown, NJ (US);
Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
Internal components of power generation machinery, such as gas and steam turbines are inspected with an optical camera inspection system that is capable of automatically positioning the camera field of view (FOV) to an area of interest within the machinery along a pre-designated navigation path and capturing images without human intervention. Automatic camera positioning and image capture can be initiated automatically or after receipt of operator permission. The pre-designated navigation path can be defined by operator manual positioning of an inspection scope within the power machine or a similar one of the same type and recording of positioning steps for future replication. The navigation path can also be defined by virtual simulation.