System, method, and apparatus for inspecting a surface

A system, comprising:

• an inspection robot having a plurality of input sensors, the plurality of input sensors distributed horizontally relative to an inspection surface and configured to provide inspection data of the inspection surface at selected horizontal positions, a first input sensor of the plurality of input sensors having an adjustable horizontal spacing with respect to a second input sensor of the plurality of input sensors;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• interpret the inspection data corresponding to a location on the inspection surface;
• determine a feature of interest is present at the location on the inspection surface in response to the inspection data;
• in response to determining the feature of interest is present at the location of the inspection surface, capture image information from the location on the inspection surface, and correlate the captured image information with the inspection data corresponding to the location of the inspection surface;
• determine an inspection map image including the capture image information overlayed with a visual representation of the inspection data;
• and
• output the inspection map image to a client computing device configured to display the inspection map image.

A system, comprising:

• an inspection robot having a plurality of input sensors, the plurality of input sensors distributed horizontally relative to an inspection surface and configured to provide inspection data of the inspection surface at selected horizontal positions, a first input sensor of the plurality of input sensors having an adjustable horizontal spacing with respect to a second input sensor of the plurality of input sensors;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• determine an inspection robot position of the inspection robot on the inspection surface;
• correlate the inspection data to the inspection robot position on the inspection surface;
• determine position informed inspection data in response to the correlating of the inspection data with the inspection robot position;
• determine a feature of interest is present at a location on the inspection surface in response to the position informed inspection data;
• in response to determining the feature of interest is present at the location of the inspection surface, capture image information from the location on the inspection surface, and correlate the captured image information with the position informed inspection data;
• determine an inspection map including the capture image information overlayed with a visual representation of the position informed inspection data;
• and
• output the inspection map to a computing device effective to display the inspection map.