Method and arrangement relating to inspection

An inspection system for inspection of an object comprising:

• at least one image recording means carried by an inspector;
• a display unit;
• a storage unit;
• and
• a contact free positioning unit;
• the storage unit being arranged to store at least an image taken by said image recording unit in relation to a position given by said positioning unit and/or a time index, said system further including means for storing images digitally and performing a search for an event by means of a time, position and/or event index,
• the positioning unit including an inertia gyro, sensing the direction and speed, and keeping track of the position by calculating from a given start position.

An inspection system for inspection of an object comprising:

• at least one image recording means carried by an inspector;
• a display unit;
• a storage unit;
• and
• a contact free positioning unit;
• the storage unit being arranged to store at least an image taken by said image recording unit in relation to a position given by said positioning unit and/or a time index, said system further including means for storing images digitally and performing a search for an event by means of a time, position and/or event index,
• the positioning unit including a number of probes placed on known positions, a transmitter placed on the inspector, whereby the transmitter sends a sound signal, and the probes receive the signal and decide the position of the transmitter with assistance from a time difference between the probes, and the known positions are received either by placing the probes against the object or connecting these to a positioning system and connecting the object to the positioning system.

An inspection system for inspection of an object comprising:

• at least one image recording means carried by an inspector;
• a display unit;
• a storage unit;
• and
• a contact free positioning unit;
• the storage unit being arranged to store at least an image taken by said image recording unit in relation to a position given by said positioning unit and/or a time index, said system further including means for storing images digitally and performing a search for an event by means of a time, position and/or event index,
• the positioning unit including a digital compass module containing a number of magnetic axes and tilting sensors to compensate for the inclination of the magnetic axes and allow the compass module to keep track of its position.

A method of inspecting a floating object in a medium, particularly a ship, using a system having at least one image recording means carried by an inspector and a computer unit communicating with a storage unit, the method comprising:

• providing a contact free positioning unit at least at the object;
• arranging the storage unit for at least digitally storing an image taken by said image recording means in relation to a given position of said positioning unit and/or a time index;
• performing a search for an event by means of a time, position and/or event index;
• and
• at the appearance of a remark, storing an image and connecting the image to captions such that at least a part of the drawing is connected with the position of the drawing.

An inspection system for inspection of an object comprising:

• at least one image recording means carried by an inspector;
• a display unit;
• a storage unit;
• and
• a contact free positioning unit;
• the storage unit being arranged to store at least an image taken by said image recording unit in relation to a position given by said positioning unit and/or a time index, said system further including means for storing images digitally and performing a search for an event by means of a time, position and/or event index,
• the system including database being arranged to store incoming data including a model of the ship, the image recorded by the image recording unit, a position of the positioning system, sound from a sound recording unit and remarks provided with time index,
• wherein input signals of the database include one or several drawings over the ship, which are re-processed to a model of the ship, sound of one or several channels, which are converted to a standard format and provided with a time index, video signal being converted to a standard format and provided with time-index and are eventually compressed, position being converted to a relative position provided with a time index, and remarks which are brought in via a user interface, provided with time index and stored.

A method of inspecting an object using a system having at least one image recording means supported by an inspector, a display unit and a storing unit, the method comprising:

• providing a contact free positioning unit;
• arranging the storing unit for storing at least one image taken by said image recording means in relation to a given position by said positioning unit and/or time index;
• and
• connecting a time and/or position index with said position and image and a note.

A method of inspecting a floating object in a medium, particularly a ship, using a system having at least one image recording means carried by an inspector and a computer unit communicating with a storage unit, the method comprising:

• providing a contact free positioning unit at least at the object;
• arranging the storage unit for at least digitally storing an image taken by said image recording means in relation to a given position of said positioning unit and/or a time index;
• performing a search for an event by means of a time, position and/or event index;
• and
• recovering inspection data including notes by pointing at a drawing corresponding said drawing by means of an indicator in a registered movement pattern of the inspector.

A method of inspecting a floating object in a medium, particularly a ship, using a system having an image recording means supported by an inspector and a computer unit communicating with a storage unit, the method comprising:

• providing a contact free positioning unit near the object;
• arranging the storage unit for at least digitally storing an image taken by said image recording means in relation to a given position of said positioning unit and/or a time index;
• and
• performing a search for an event by means of a time, position and/or event index.