Guided inspection with object recognition models and navigation planning

A non-transitory computer readable medium, storing instructions for executing a process, the instructions comprising:

• for receipt of a plurality of two-dimensional images captured by a camera:
• identifying objects and viewpoint conditions from the two-dimensional images;
• evaluating a quality of the captured images based on requirements in an inspection checklist associated with the identified objects and observed conditions;
• for ones of the two-dimensional images meeting the requirements, storing those images;
• and
• for other ones of the captured images not meeting the requirements, instructing the camera to adjust navigation and actions based on the evaluation.

A method for automating an inspection checklist for an object to be inspected, the method comprising:

• generating a navigation pathway around the object for a camera based on the inspection checklist and received two-dimensional images of the object;
• instructing the camera to navigate along the navigation pathway and capture images along the navigation pathway;
• evaluating a quality of the captured images based on the requirements in the inspection checklist and observed conditions;
• for ones of the captured images meeting the requirements, storing those images;
• and
• for other ones of the captured images not meeting the requirements, instructing the camera to adjust navigation and actions based on the evaluation.