Conveyor belt inspection system and method

An inspection system for detecting and reporting conditions of a conveyor belt, the system comprising:

• a controller for receiving image data from at least one camera structured and arranged to capture an image of a portion of a conveyor belt, for detecting an object in the portion of the conveyor belt based on the received image data, and or generating status information associated with the portion of the conveyor belt based on the detected object, wherein
• the detected object comprises a mechanical splice, and
• the controller detects the mechanical splice by edge filtering the image data.

An inspection system for detecting and reporting conditions of a conveyor belt, the system comprising:

• a controller for receiving image data from at least one camera structured and arranged to capture an image of a portion of a conveyor belt, for detecting an object in the portion of the conveyor belt based on the received image data, and for generating status information associated with the portion of the conveyor belt based on the detected object, wherein
• the detected object comprises a mechanical splice, and
• the controller detects the mechanical splice by searching for a zipper pattern in image data.

An inspection system for detecting and reporting conditions of a conveyor belt, the system comprising:

• a controller for receiving image data from at least one camera structured and arranged to capture an image of a portion of a conveyor belt, for detecting an object in the portion of the conveyor belt based on the received image data, and for generating status information associated with the portion of the conveyor belt based on the detected object, wherein
• the detected object comprises a mechanical splice, and
• the controller detects the mechanical splice by searching for a hole pattern in the image data.

An inspection system for detecting and reporting conditions of a conveyor belt, the system comprising:

• a controller for receiving image data from at least one camera structured and arranged to capture an image of a portion of a conveyor belt, for detecting an object in the portion of the conveyor belt based on the received image data, and for generating status information associated with the portion of the conveyor belt based on the detected object, wherein
• the detected object comprises a mechanical splice, and
• status information comprises a score assigned to the detected mechanical splice by the controller.

An inspection system for detecting and reporting conditions of a conveyor belt, the system comprising:

• a controller for receiving image data from at least one camera structured and arranged to capture an image of a portion of a conveyor belt, for detecting an object in the portion of the conveyor belt based on the received image data, and for generating status information associated with the portion of the conveyor belt base on the detected object, wherein
• the detected object comprises a vulcanized splice, and
• the controller detects the vulcanized splice by locating at least one fiduciary marking corresponding to the location of the vulcanized splice.

An inspection system for detecting and reporting conditions of a conveyor belt, the system comprising:

• a controller for receiving image data from at least one camera structured and arranged to capture an image of a portion of a conveyor belt, for detecting an object in the portion of the conveyor belt based on the received image data, and for generating status information associated with the portion of the conveyor belt based on the detected object, wherein
• the detected object comprises a belt marking, and
• the controller analyzes the belt marking for distortion indicative of a defective condition of the conveyor belt.

An inspectionn system for detecting and reporting conditions of a conveyor belt, the system comprising:

• a controller for receiving image data from at least one camera structured and arranged to capture an image of a portion of a conveyor belt, for detecting an object in the portion of the conveyor belt based on the received image data, and for generating status information associated with the portion of the conveyor belt based on the detected object, wherein
• the detected object comprises a mechanical splice, and
• the belt marking is vulcanized to the conveyor belt.

An inspection system for detecting and reporting conditions of a conveyor belt, the system comprising:

• a controller for receiving image data from at least one camera structured and arranged to capture an image of a portion of a conveyor belt, for detecting an object in the portion of the conveyor belt based on the received image data, and for generating status information associated with the portion of the conveyor belt based on the detected object, wherein the status information comprises a plurality of digital images of the detected object captured over a period of time.

An inspeection system for detecting and reporting conditions of a conveyor belt, the system comprising:

• a controller for receiving image data from at least one camera structured and arranged to capture an image of a portion of a conveyor belt, for detecting an object in the portion of the conveyor belt based on the received image data, and for generating status information associated with the portion of the conveyor belt based on the detected object, wherein the controller is configured to assign an identification tag to a detected object.