Systems and methods for menu directed inspection

A non-destructive testing (NDT) device, comprising:

• a camera;
• a display;
• and
• a processor operatively coupled to the camera and to the display, wherein the processor performs operations including
• providing a current view acquired by the camera in the display;
• providing an inspection point screen in the display overlaid atop the current view acquired by the camera, the inspection point screen including a tree model identifying a hierarchical arrangement of NDT inspection locations of machinery to be inspected using the NDT device, the tree model comprising a plurality of nodes ordered with respect to the hierarchical arrangement, each node of the plurality of nodes identifying a component of the machinery located at one of the inspection locations;
• providing the tree model of the inspection in a web browser of a computing device communicatively coupled to the NDT device, the web browser displaying a web page including the inspection point screen, the tree model, and one or more inspection progress controls controlling recording and playback of inspection data acquired at and associated with each node in the tree model identifying the hierarchical arrangement of the inspection locations of the machinery;
• receiving a first user input from the computing device, the first user input selecting a node in the tree model;
• acquiring, via the camera, inspection data of the component at the inspection location;
• associating the inspection data with the selected node;
• providing the inspection data to the computing device for display in the web page displaying the inspection point screen and the tree model, the inspection data displayed automatically in real-time as the inspection data is acquired;
• and
• receiving a second user input controlling at least one of recording or playback of the inspection data in the inspection point screen displayed in the web page using the one more inspection progress controls.

A method of creating an inspection tree model of a non-destructive testing (NDT) inspection, comprising:

• using a computing device communicatively coupled to an NDT device, providing an inspection template associated with an NDT inspection of machinery, the inspection template including a template tree model identifying a hierarchical arrangement of inspection locations of machinery to be inspected using the NDT device including a display and a camera, the template tree model including a plurality of nodes ordered within the tree model with respect to the hierarchical arrangement, each node of the plurality of nodes in the template tree model identifying a component of the machinery located at one of the inspection locations;
• applying one or more defect properties to at least one node in the template tree model, the one or more defect properties including potential defects of the machinery;
• applying one or more inspection instructions to at least one node in the template tree model, the one or more inspection instructions instructing an inspector to perform one or more inspection tasks during the NDT inspection of the machinery;
• applying one or more image transforms to at least one node in the template tree model, the one or more image transforms including image processing modifications applied to image data acquired during the NDT inspection at the inspection locations;
• generating an inspection tree model based on the template tree model and including the one or more defect properties, the one or more inspection instructions, and the one or more image transforms;
• and
• providing the generated inspection tree model in an inspection point screen provided in the display of the NDT device during the NDT inspection, the inspection point screen displayed overlaid atop a current view acquired by the camera and including one or more inspection progress controls controlling recording and playback of inspection data acquired at and associated with each node in the inspection tree model.

A system for creating an inspection tree model of a non-destructive testing (NDT) inspection, comprising:

• an NDT device including a display and a camera;
• and
• a computing device communicatively coupled to the NDT device, the computing device including a memory, a display and a processor operatively coupled to the display and to the memory, wherein the processor performs operations including
• providing an inspection template associated with an NDT inspection of machinery, the inspection template including an template tree model identifying a hierarchical arrangement of inspection locations of machinery to be inspected using the NDT device, the template tree model including a plurality of nodes ordered within the tree model with respect to the hierarchical arrangement, each node of the plurality of nodes in the template tree model identifying a component of machinery located at one of the inspection locations;
• applying one or more defect properties to at least one node in the template tree model, the one or more defect properties including potential defects of the machinery;
• applying one or more inspection instructions to at least one node in the template tree model, the one or more inspection instructions instructing an inspector to perform one or more inspection tasks the NDT inspection of the machinery;
• applying one or more image transforms to at least one node in the template tree model, the one or more image transforms including image processing modifications applied to image data acquired during the NDT inspection at the inspection locations;
• generating an inspection tree model based on the template tree model and including the one or more defect properties, the one or more inspection instructions, and the one or more image transforms;
• providing the generated inspection tree model in an inspection point screen provided in the display of the NDT device during the inspection, the inspection point screen displayed overlaid atop a current view acquired by the camera and including one or more inspection progress controls controlling recording and playback of inspection data acquired at and associated with each node in the inspection tree model.