US 11,887,291 B2
Systems and methods for inspecting pipelines using a robotic imaging system
Kelly Morris, Anchorage, AK (US); Elliott Morris, Anchorage, AK (US); and John Musgrave, Anchorage, AK (US)
Assigned to Mistras Group, Inc., Princeton, NJ (US)
Filed by Mistras Group, Inc., Princeton, NJ (US)
Filed on Feb. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/112,303.
Application 18/112,303 is a continuation of application No. 17/169,097, filed on Feb. 5, 2021, granted, now 11,587,217.
Application 17/169,097 is a continuation of application No. 17/021,815, filed on Sep. 15, 2020, granted, now 10,929,968, issued on Feb. 23, 2021.
Application 17/021,815 is a continuation of application No. 16/208,459, filed on Dec. 3, 2018, granted, now 10,783,623, issued on Sep. 22, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0214979 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/187 (2017.01); F16L 55/26 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); G06T 11/60 (2006.01); H04N 23/70 (2023.01); F16L 101/30 (2006.01)
CPC G06T 7/0002 (2013.01) [F16L 55/26 (2013.01); G06T 5/003 (2013.01); G06T 7/187 (2017.01); G06T 11/60 (2013.01); H04N 23/70 (2023.01); F16L 2101/30 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
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1. A method of operation for a pipeline inspection robot, the method comprising:
initiating movement of a pipeline inspection robot along a pipeline;
activating one or more imaging components of the pipeline inspection robot to capture image data;
controlling a speed of the pipeline inspection robot to match an acquisition speed of the one or more imaging components while capturing the image data with the one or more imaging components, wherein the image data is representative of a first portion of the pipeline and a second portion of the pipeline, and wherein the first portion is separate and distinct from the second portion; and
wirelessly outputting the captured image data to a display, wherein the captured image data indicates one or more characteristics of the pipeline, and wherein the captured image data is output to the display contemporaneously with the image data being captured by the one or more imaging components.