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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2012
Applicant:
James Jonathan Delmonico, Baldwinsville, NY (US);
Inventor:
James Jonathan Delmonico, Baldwinsville, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/47 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G01N 21/88 (2006.01); F01D 17/02 (2006.01); F01D 17/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/8806 (2013.01); F01D 17/02 (2013.01); F01D 17/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for steering an insertion tube of a video inspection device is disclosed for detecting a precise steering request made by displacing a pointing device from its stationary position and then returning the pointing device to or near its stationary position within a short interval of time. This precise steering request is then used by the video inspection device to steer the insertion tube a fixed distance in a direction based on the direction of the displacement of the pointing device for precise positioning of the camera head of the insertion tube.