H - Electricity – 04 – N
Patent
H - Electricity
04
N
350/32
H04N 7/18 (2006.01) G01M 3/38 (2006.01) G21C 17/007 (2006.01) G21C 17/013 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1182557
ABSTRACT A system for the remote visual inspection of a structure including two vessels, one disposed within the other and defining an annulus therebetween. A guide member is provided circumferentially about an upper periphery of the two vessels. Mounted on the guide member are two motor-driven, diametrically opposed trolleys which support a flexible track member which extends downwardly through the annulus from one of the trolleys and back up the other side of the annulus to the other trolley. At least one motor-driven carriage is mounted on the track member and carries a camera and light source. By appropriate positioning of the trolleys and the carriage, all the surfaces of the vessels defining the annulus are accessible for visual inspection by the camera. In accordance with a particular preferred embodiment, markers are placed at preselected points in the annulus on one of the vessels to permit verification of the location of the camera and carriage. Advantageously, the markers are in the form of a preselected pattern to provide verification of the clarity of the image being transmitted by the camera. In accordance with another preferred embodiment, the system further includes means for recording signals received from the camera and simultaneously recording the position of the camera. -11-
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Clemens Donald D.
Larson Elmer M. Jr.
Morgan William T.
Steele Oliver P. III
Wright Fred R.
Ridout & Maybee Llp
Rockwell International Corporation
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