US 12,293,501 B2
Imaging tool for vibration and/or misalignment analysis
Michael D. Stuart, Issaquah, WA (US); and John C. Bernet, Bremerton, WA (US)
Assigned to Fluke Corporation, Everett, WA (US)
Filed by Fluke Corporation, Everett, WA (US)
Filed on Dec. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/560,817.
Application 17/560,817 is a continuation of application No. 16/805,131, filed on Feb. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,210,776.
Application 16/805,131 is a continuation of application No. 15/332,361, filed on Oct. 24, 2016, granted, now 10,586,319, issued on Mar. 10, 2020.
Application 15/332,361 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2016/058331, filed on Oct. 22, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/247,998, filed on Oct. 29, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/248,097, filed on Oct. 29, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/245,351, filed on Oct. 23, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0261980 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
Int. Cl. G01H 9/00 (2006.01); G01B 11/27 (2006.01); G05B 23/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01); G06T 7/30 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); H04N 5/00 (2011.01)
CPC G06T 7/0004 (2013.01) [G01B 11/272 (2013.01); G01H 9/00 (2013.01); G06T 7/001 (2013.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01); G06T 7/30 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10048 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30164 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for determining a misalignment of components of equipment under test, comprising:
an imaging tool configured to receive radiation from a target scene at two or more instances during a period of time, wherein the target scene includes a first component of the equipment under test; and
a processing system in communication with the imaging tool, the processing system including one or more processors configured to:
generate an image by combining image data from the radiation received by imaging tool;
determine a shape of an image distortion in the image, wherein the image distortion indicates movement of the first component of the equipment under test between a neutral position and a deflected position during the period of time in which the imaging tool received the radiation from the target scene;
determine a misalignment of the first component coupled to a second component of the equipment under test based on the shape of the image distortion in the image; and
generate an output corresponding to the misalignment.