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US 2020/0162702 A1Published application
Inspection camera devices and methods with selectively illuminated multisensor imaging
AssigneeSeescan, Inc.
InventorsMark S. Olsson, Alexander L. Warren, Nicholas A. Smith, Michael J. Martin, Scott A. Powell
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Abstract
Camera head apparatus, systems, and methods for providing wide angle/panoramic images and/or video of the interior of pipes or other cavities using multiple imaging and illumination modules are disclosed.
Claims2
A camera head for use in a pipe inspection system, comprising:
- a housing, including:
- a front housing element including a section having a rounded shape;
- a transparent sapphire window disposed in the front housing element;
- and
- a rear housing element coupled to the front housing element, the rear housing element including a substantially cylindrical longitudinal section;
- a plurality of imaging modules disposed on or within the front element;
- and
- a plurality of illumination modules disposed on or within the front element between ones of the imaging modules.
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A pipe inspection system, comprising:
- a camera head comprising:
- a housing, including:
- a front housing element including a section having a rounded shape;
- and
- a rear housing element coupled to the front housing element, the rear housing element including a substantially cylindrical longitudinal section;
- a plurality of imaging modules disposed on or within the front element;
- and
- a plurality of illumination modules disposed on or within the front element between ones of the imaging modules;
- and
- a buried utility locator communicatively coupled to the camera head.
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