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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|11 Aug 2005
|Filing date
|10 Feb 2005
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|11 Feb 2004
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|Stephen Bynum
|Original Assignee
|Federal-Mogul Corporation
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|Patent Citations (18), Referenced by (15), Classifications (14), Legal Events (6)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to lighting assemblies for illuminating the interior passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, and more specifically toward a lighting assembly which is adjustable between flood and spot lighting conditions and also directionally adjustable.
2. Related Art
Lighting assemblies are well known for use in motor vehicle interior cabins, trunks, engine compartments, and other environments where light is needed. Such lighting assemblies provide direct lighting, indirect lighting, and backlighting, among other applications, and have become smaller, more efficient, more durable and longer lasting. Typically, indirect, or general illumination lighting is accomplished by dome lamp assemblies or other lighting device which disperses light over a large area. This is in contrast to direct or task lighting applications, such as map or reading lights, where light from the light source is focused in a relatively narrow area.
Typically, the flood and spot lighting features are accomplished by separate lighting assemblies dedicated to each function. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,502,969 to Logel et al. discloses a multi-function lighting assembly in which separate lighting devices are required to accomplish the flood and spot lighting functions. Although Logel uses a unitary structure to accomplish all of these functions, the overall assembly is nevertheless large, cumbersome and expensive to manufacture.
Variable focus lighting assemblies have been proposed with limited functionality. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,070,434 to Suman et al. discloses an incandescent bulb with a reflector that can be repositioned to focus and unfocus the light path. The Suman et al. light assembly is deficient however, in that the light beam pattern is directionally adjustable only when in the spot lighting condition; it is immobile in the flood lighting condition. Furthermore, multiple user inputs are required to turn the light assembly on and off, and to refocus the light beam pattern. These multiple inputs can present an inconvenience, as well as a distraction to the driver.
Accordingly, there exists a need for an improved lighting assembly which is adjustable between flood and spot lighting conditions and which is easier to operate, less distracting for a driver, and fully directionally adjustable in both flood and spot lighting conditions.
The subject invention overcomes the disadvantages and shortcomings of the prior art by providing a lighting assembly which is adjustable between flood and spot lighting conditions for selectively illuminated the interior passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. The lighting assembly comprises a housing for attaching the assembly to a supporting member in an interior compartment of the motor vehicle. A light source is carried in the housing for projecting light along a light path. A power input is operatively connected to the light source for selectively energizing the light source. An optical member is positioned so as to influence the light path. The optical member is moveable between a flood position wherein light from the light source is dispersed over a generally wide area within the passenger compartment and a spot position wherein light from the light source is focused over a generally narrow area within the passenger compartment. A switch is responsive to movement of the optical member for automatically interrupting the operative connection between the power input and the light source when the optical member is moved to the flood position, and automatically restoring the operative connection when the optical member is moved to the spot position so as to energize the light source and thereby illuminate the passenger compartment with a focused beam of light. Thus, the single user input action of refocusing the light source from flood to spot lighting conditions automatically energizes the light source so as to provide spot lighting functionality. Conversely, returning the optical member to its flood position automatically de-energizes the light source.
In the preferred embodiment of the invention, a separate lighting control circuit is provided which is responsive to an override signal for activating the light source independently of the switch when the optical member is in its flood position. For example, the lighting control circuit might be responsive to a door switch or an interior illumination control switch so that the override signal powers the light source together with other general interior illumination features during occupant entrance and exit.
According to another aspect of the subject invention, the lighting assembly is adjustable between flood and spot lighting conditions for selectively illuminating the interior passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. The lighting assembly comprises a housing for attaching the assembly to a supporting member in an interior compartment. A light source is carried in the housing for projecting light along a light path. A power input is operatively connected to the light source for selectively energizing the light source. An optical member is disposed in the light path and is moveable between a flood position wherein light from the light source is influenced by the optical member to disperse the light over a generally wide area within the passenger compartment, and a spot position wherein light from the light source is influenced by the optical member to focus over a generally narrow area within the passenger compartment. The optical member is disposed within the housing for orbital movement in both of its flood and spot positions while the light source remains energized. Thus, the light source is directionally adjustable in its spot position, which may be useful for map reading and other task oriented activities, and is also directionally adjustable in its flood lighting condition so that general illumination can be directed toward certain areas or directed away from other areas. For example, it may be desirable to direct flood lighting away from a sleeping child or to direct flood lighting toward ingress/egress areas.
According to yet another aspect of the invention, a method is provided for selectively illuminating the interior passenger compartment of a motor vehicle between flood and spot lighting conditions. The method comprises the steps of supporting a light source in an interior compartment, projecting light from the light source along a light path, selectively varying the focus of the light path between a flood condition, wherein the light is dispersed over a relatively wide area in the passenger compartment and a spot condition wherein light is focused over a relatively narrow area within the passenger compartment, automatically energizing the light source in response to the step of varying the focus of the light path to the spot condition, and automatically de-energizing the light source in response to the step of varying the focus of the light path to the flood condition.
Accordingly, these various aspects of the subject invention provide a lighting assembly for interior vehicular illumination which is both directionally and focus adjustable, and which is convenient to operate.
These and other features and advantages of the present invention will become more readily appreciated when considered in connection with the following detailed description and appended drawings, wherein:
Referring to the figures, wherein like numerals indicate like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, a lighting assembly according to the subject invention is generally shown at 10 in
Referring to
A light source, generally indicated at 26, is carried within the housing 16 and functions to project light along a light path which is represented by phantom lines 28 in
The back plate 32 is joined to an inner gimbal, generally indicated at 38, which in turn is moveably supported within the housing 16. This is accomplished by pivotally connecting the inner gimbal 38 to a cross 40 via pintals 42 which lie across a common first axis A. The cross 40, in turn, is pivotally connected to the sleeve 18 of the housing 16 via perpendicular pintals 44 seated in corresponding holes 46 in the sleeve 18. The pintals 44 are aligned along a common second axis B. The first axis A and the second axis B are thus perpendicular to and intersect one another to provide free angular movement of the inner gimbal 38 relative to the housing 16. Thus, because the LED 30 and back plate 32 are fixed relative to the inner gimbal 38, they likewise enjoy a free range of orbital movement within the housing 16, thereby providing directional adjustment to the lighting assembly 10.
An optical member, generally indicated at 48, is positioned to influence the light path 28, and is moveable between a flood position and a spot position. In the flood position, light from the light source 26 is dispersed over a generally wide area within the passenger compartment, as shown in
Referring now to
In the flood condition, the lens 50 is spatially closer to the LED 30 than the when lens 50 is in the spot position. The frame 52 further includes at least one, and preferably four runners 58 which slidably engage corresponding linear tracks 60 provided in the inner gimbal 38. The runners 58 and their corresponding tracks 60 guide movement of the optical member 48 between its flood and spot positions. These runners 58 and tracks 60 hold the lens 50 in a proper orientation relative to the LED 30 so that the optical characteristics of the lens 50 perform according to design in both the flood and spot conditions. The runners 58 may be offset from one another in a non-symmetrical fashion so as to require assembly of the optical member 48 within the inner gimbal 38 in a particular orientation.
Although, in the preferred embodiment, the light source 26 comprises a single LED 30 which emits white light, it is possible to vary the color of the light path 28 by various means. For example, the lens 50 can be coated or doped with various elements to produce a particular color distribution, or a cluster of LEDs can be chosen from the red, green and blue varieties and grouped so as to emit a particular color or hue within the light path 28. Also, a different combination of colored LEDs 30 can be energized in the flood condition as opposed to the spot condition so that different hues or intensities of lighting can be emitted in the various conditions. Furthermore, it is possible to establish one or more intermediate positions of the optical member 48 relative to the light source 26 between the flood and spot positions so as to provide a graduated or infinitely variable focusing of the light path 28.
In the preferred embodiment, however, the light assembly 10 is provided with only two conditions, flood lighting and spot lighting as shown in
The lighting assembly 10 includes a switch 74 which is responsive to movement of the optical member 48 for automatically interrupting the operative connection between the power input 36 and the light source 26 when the optical member 48 is moved to its flood position. The switch 74 automatically restores the operative electrical connection when the optical member 48 is moved to the spot position (
The switch 74 may take any of a variety of forms. Preferably, the switch 74 is positioned on the back plate 32, and may be incorporated into the springs 62. In this configuration, the springs 62 are formed with hook-shaped free ends 63 which rest against a common contact surface 75 when in the spot position. The contact surface 75 is electrically connected to the power input 36. The other, fixed ends of the springs 62 are operatively joined to the circuit board 34 so that electricity is transmitted from the power input 36 to the circuit board 36 via the leaf springs 62 touching the contact surface 75. This condition is illustrated in
Referring again to
In practice, this arrangement allows the lighting assembly 10 to function as a dome, or general lighting feature whenever its in the retracted, flood condition so that it is energized as the doors are opened, or otherwise when the general interior illumination systems are activated. When task lighting is demanded and the lighting control circuit 78, 78′ is otherwise inactive, the lighting assembly 10 can be used in its focused task lighting mode by simply moving the optical member 48 to its spot position. Thus, by simple pressure of an operator's finger against the lens 50, the lighting assembly 10 can be placed in its spot position and simultaneously activated to shine a focused path of light 28 within the passenger compartment. By reversing this single operation, the lighting assembly can be turned off and returned to its general flood illumination condition. The gimbaled fixation of the light source 26 within the housing 16 allows directional adjustment of the light path 28 both in the spot light condition and also in the flood light condition. Thus, the lighting assembly 10 is functionally simple to use, even by a vehicle driver without undue distraction or complicated multiple inputs required. Additionally, the lighting assembly 10 is highly functional by allowing reorientation of the light path 28 in both the flood and spot conditions to better accommodate occupants and various conditions.
While the invention has been described with reference to an exemplary embodiment, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the scope of this invention. Obviously, many modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in light of the above teachings. It is, therefore, to be understood that within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described.
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|28 Sep 2004
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|21 Mar 2002
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|10 Oct 2002
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|Citing Patent
|Filing date
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|31 Jul 2007
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|28 Jul 2009
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|27 Oct 2009
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|21 Sep 2010
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|9 Oct 2012
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|10 Dec 2013
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|7 Sep 2004
|9 Mar 2006
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|20 Sep 2004
|23 Mar 2006
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|1 Apr 2010
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|12 Apr 2012
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|15 Nov 2013
|22 May 2014
|Marquardt Mechatronik Gmbh
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|8 Apr 2009
|Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
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|30 Mar 2006
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|3 Apr 2008
|Be Aerospace Inc
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|U.S. Classification
|362/490, 362/512, 362/488, 362/394
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|10 Feb 2005
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Thayer told reporters after the Senate adjourned Tuesday evening that Senate Republicans think it would be a mistake to end the 2013 regular session without making changes to the Kentucky Retirement System that is about five years away from going bust.
House Democrats are preparing a bill that would outline revenue sources to pay for one of the key components of the reforms outlined in the Senate's version of the pension bill: fully funding the state's payment into the KRS. Here's what Thayer said:
Thayer pointed to the lack of appetite among House Democrats and Gov. Steve Beshear to take on the casino gambling issue in the session.
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|Jan 16, 2007
|Filing date
|May 30, 2001
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|May 30, 2000
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|Hiromasa Shima, Kenzi Karasaki, David Thomas Iseley, Toru Goebuchi, Ko Sano, Hiroyuki Iinuma
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|Oyo Corporation U.S.A.
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|Patent Citations (19), Non-Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (24), Classifications (13), Legal Events (7)
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This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/207,784, filed May 30, 2000.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to apparatuses and methods for inspecting the interior of conduits and pipes, particularly pipelines, such as sewers, air ventilation ducts, or liquid or gas transport pipelines, and locating defects such as corrosion, joint separations, cracks, depressions, or crushes in same, as well as roots, debris, blockages, and the like. More specifically, this invention relates to viewing devices and methods for movably scanning the interior of pipes or pipelines and to the collection of data for analysis and interpretation of the results of such scanning to evaluate the condition of the pipelines and the location of any defects in the pipelines.
2. Description of Relevant Art
As used herein, the term "pipeline" or "pipelines" shall be understood to include conduits, pipes, and ducts as well as pipelines and other such lines for transporting storm or sanitary sewage, air, liquids, gases or slurries. Known systems for inspecting pipelines typically comprise a television camera or a video camera mounted on a self-propelled electric tractor or on a sled pushed by a semi-rigid cable along the pipe from an open end of the pipe. Lights are attached to illuminate the pipeline interior. Both the lights and the camera are powered by the cable. An image of the pipeline is captured by the camera and recorded by a VCR (video cassette recorder) for viewing. The standard mode of operation employs pan, tilt and zoom capabilities by the camera. A forward looking view down the center of the pipeline is typically displayed and recorded, unless the operator stops to take a closer look—to pan, tilt and zoom—at a particular area of the pipeline. The taking of a closer look is dependent on the operator's subjective judgment during the inspection. If the operator, for whatever reason, does not visually identify an area of potential interest or concern (cracks, roots, etc.) in the forward looking view, the opportunity to stop, pan, and tilt to get more detailed information is lost. If a subsequent view of the video tape alerts another viewer to a potential problem area, detailed information can only be acquired by reinspecting the pipeline.
Common problems with known commercial systems have included inability to accurately gauge the location of a detected defect, insufficient lighting to identify a defect, distortion of image, inadvertent missing of defects, uneven quality and subjective defect classification, and requirement for burdensome review of volumes of video tapes after the inspection in an effort to decipher the video tapes and to distinguish defects from shadows. Most typically, use of known commercial systems can result in oversight of critical cracks and other defects in the pipeline.
Canadian patent application no. 2,216,800 of Core Corp. generally discloses or suggests a device using a beam of light reflected off of a rotating mirror said to provide a 360 degree round image of a pipeline. However, this device does not appear to include a digital forward view of the pipeline.
There continues to be a need for improved methods and apparatuses for fast, accurate and economical inspection of pipelines and evaluation of data associated with same.
An apparatus and method is disclosed for inspecting or scanning the interior of a sewer line (or other similar pipeline) that eliminates the need for and consequent delay associated with stopping for pan and tilt closer inspection and that provides objective inspection. Moreover, an apparatus and method is disclosed that provides a real-time digitized and synchronous forward view and a 360 degree peripheral or side-scan view of a pipeline. The continuous digitized real time images may be saved for later evaluation.
The apparatus of the invention comprises a probe with an optical viewer or visual sensor, such as for example a video or CCD (charged coupled device) camera (or preferably a 3CCD camera, and as used herein with respect to the invention, the terms optical viewer or visual sensor or camera shall be understood to include without limitation any and all of these various kinds unless specifically indicated to the contrary) with a fish-eye lens (or other lens capable of performing a similar function of viewing in wide angles), a mover for carrying the probe into and out of the pipeline, such as for example a self-propelled tractor, a light or light source, such as for example at least one ring of LED lights, a power supply for the light source and for the camera, a distance measurer, an inclinometer, gyroscope and/or other location or direction detector, data processing software and a computer for running said software and for collecting, digitizing, and manipulating the data, displaying the results, and saving the data for further analysis, further evaluation, or for use with pipeline infrastructure maintenance software as desired.
The data processing software of the apparatus of the invention should have the capability of performing the data processing steps in the method of the invention, and the computer of the apparatus should have sufficient memory and processing power to store and manipulate the data collected. For most applications contemplated, the computer (including computer display) portion the light, the optical sensor, the distance measurer, and the location, direction, or orientation detector or detectors will be sent into the pipeline for data collection or acquisition. Connection between the probe and the computer is preferably made through appropriate cabling for transport of data to the computer, although it is anticipated that wireless communication may be possible in some applications. Connection is also made between the probe and a power source.
In the method of the invention, a probe comprising, or having associated therewith, a light or light source, a visual or optical sensor or viewer (such as for example a video or CCD, or preferably a 3CCD camera, and as used herein with respect to the invention, the terms optical viewer or visual sensor or camera shall be understood to include without limitation any and all of these various kinds unless specifically indicated to the contrary) having the ability to view wide angles, preferably about 360 degrees, such as with a fish-eye lens or wide-angle lens, a distance measurer, and a direction, orientation or other location detector, is obtained and transported into and moved through at least a portion of a pipeline whose interior is to be inspected. The probe must be sufficiently small to fit into and to be moved through the pipeline to be inspected without damaging the pipeline. Preferably, the probe will also be comprised of materials that will not interfere with the operation of the pipeline. The probe is connected to, or otherwise in communication with, a computer (which need not be on the probe itself and preferably is located where at least the computer display can be viewed by persons on the surface and not themselves in the pipeline.)
As the probe is moved through the pipeline, the optical sensor or visual viewer scans (in about 360 degree views) the pipeline wall and at specified intervals takes forward (or frontal) views and side-scan views (or forward views that will be digitized and processed to make unfolded side-scan views) which are sent as output to the computer. At the same time or substantially the same time as the views are being taken by the optical sensor or visual viewer, the direction and location detector or detectors is providing output to the computer concerning location of the probe at the time of the scan, and such information preferably includes at least the angle of inclination and axial rotation of the probe. Also at the same or substantially the same time, the distance measurer is providing information to the computer about the distance that the probe is in the pipeline. Preferably for sewer pipes, typically less than about eight to about twenty-seven inches in diameter, the side-scan views (or forward views that will be digitized and processed to make unfolded side-scan views) are taken about every one or two millimeters, and the forward views are taken about every 100 millimeters, of distance into the pipeline that the probe is traveling as it passes through the pipeline. Many other intervals may alternatively be used, depending on the purpose or use (i.e., the type of liquids or gases the pipe may carry) may influence the pipeline detail desired. Scans as frequently as about every 0.1 millimeter are generally achievable.
The scans or taking of the views is preferably automatic and continuous, at whatever intervals selected, and thus full coverage of the interior surface of the pipeline is obtained (without need for subjective decisions concerning any particular area of the pipeline). The probe is not stopped while the views are taken and the views are transported as output to the computer for processing and preferably real-time display at the pipeline surface. Preferably, an operator at the surface of the pipeline monitors the real-time digitized display for comparison to the video picture from the optical sensor or video camera, also being displayed real-time. This comparison is preferably done to ensure quality performance of the probe and the data processing. Typically and preferably, all or substantially all forward views taken are displayed, but fewer forward views are recorded and saved. (That is, many multiple forward scans that are digitized and processed to make unfolded side-scan views are typically or preferably saved less frequently whereas the portion comprising the multiple side-scan lines in every forward view frame is preferably saved.) Although not necessary for the present invention, the actual picture from the optical sensor or video camera may also be recorded and saved if desired.
With equipment commonly available today, the views taken by a video camera are in NTSC (National Television System or Standards Committee) video output format. This output goes into a frame capture board for conversion from analog to digital data. (In the future, the output may instead be originally taken and transmitted in digital form). Pixel manipulation software then manipulates the digital data to obtain unfolded side-scan images of the pipeline interior. The unfolded side-scan images of the pipeline are created by identifying the pixels that fall on a pre-specified sampling circle on each frame captured by a frame capture board and then correcting the data with the rotation angle data from the inclinometer. For faster scanning, more than one sampling circle may be used (that is, the sampling circles may be used in multiples). Inclinometer data is used to locate the direction of the pipeline bottom (or lowest point with respect to gravity) for "cutting" the side-scan image to "unfold" it (i.e., unscroll it or cause it to be laid-flat) for real-time visualization of the laid-flat pipe image. The side-scan image could be cut and unfolded at other points of the pipeline than the bottom.
Further with respect to the preferred method of the invention, the digitized forward view and the digitized unfolded side-scan view may be viewed simultaneously on the computer display in real-time as the probe passes through the pipeline. Still further, the digitized views may preferably be compared in real-time to the video picture being transmitted (also in real-time) from for use with pipeline infrastructure maintenance software.
An apparatus and method are disclosed for scanning the interior of a conduit, pipe or pipeline to determine defects in the interior of such pipeline. Such "defects" as the term is used herein is understood to include joint separations, corrosion, cracks, depressions, or crushes and the like in the pipeline, and even obstructions or projections (such as roots or debris) and the like in or into the interior of the pipeline, and also any other visible feature, characteristic, or condition of the pipeline that may be of concern or interest for inspection or determination. The pipelines suitable for inspection with the apparatus and method of the invention are preferably positioned substantially horizontally or at least off of vertical. The advantages of the invention may be especially appreciated with pipelines that are buried underground and with pipelines that transport liquids, gases, or slurries, such as sewer lines. Further, the advantages of the invention may be especially appreciated for inspection of pipelines that are too small in diameter or too hazardous to be entered by a person for inspection.
The apparatus and method provide a view of the interior wall of the pipeline from a scan view of the pipeline interior wall. The side or side-scan view is an "unfolded image"—a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional pipe which is equivalent to cutting the pipe and unfolding it and laying it out flat. This laid-flat or side-scan view can be displayed and digitally recorded simultaneously with the forward view, which is also displayed and digitally recorded.
This side-scan view is made from a digitized 360 degree forward view taken with a wide-angle or fish-eye lens (or other lens or optical sensor or viewer capable of viewing wide angles) as depicted in
The apparatus of the invention generally comprises two parts—a field data acquisition or collection part, also often called the pipeline inspection probe, and a data processing part, which is often referred to as the control center or control unit comprising at least one computer or data processor and software. At least the pipeline inspection probe portion of the apparatus is placed inside the pipeline. The control center portion is preferably outside of the pipeline and most preferably on the surface above or near the pipeline.
An example of a pipeline inspection probe of the apparatus of the invention may be depicted as shown in the schematic of
The apparatus of the invention further comprises a light or light source 18, which is preferably at least one and most preferably multiple LED lights which are preferably evenly spaced one with respect to the other, and an inclinometer (not shown), preferably a gyroscope or gyroscope sensor (not shown), and/or other device or devices (not shown) for providing information concerning the posture of the probe and therefore the location and direction of the pipeline.
The camera 14, lens 12, and lights 18 (and other components comprising the probe 10 or on or attached to said probe 10 such that said camera 14 and lens 12 may view the pipeline interior without obstruction from any other components of the probe and said lights 18 may illumine the interior of the pipeline so that the views taken by the camera 14 may be clearly seen.
Light is essential for high quality optical pipeline inspection. Light sources such as LED lights that provide a brilliant, stable, long-lasting light are preferred for use in the present invention. Halogen bulbs readily available today tend to be too unstable for preferred use in the present invention. That is, the luminosity provided by halogen bulbs changes over time, and the luminosity provided by halogen bulbs is not-uniform, i.e., the luminosity changes in direction from source. Moreover, halogen bulbs generate significant heat. Heat generated by the light source can cause large errors with optical video sensors like a CCD sensor and gyro sensors because such sensors have a temperature dependent drift nature. LED lights do not generate a significant, if any, amount of heat. LED lights are also relatively long lasting when compared with halogen bulbs. The longer lasting the light source the better for the invention because bulb replacement can cause down time and field delays.
As shown in
The apparatus of this invention also preferably has an improved gyroscope sensor associated with the probe 10 or attached to the probe 10 or the camera 14 for identifying the exact location and direction of the camera 14 in the pipeline which in turn allows for identity of the exact location of a pipeline defect seen with the camera. More specifically, the system of this invention and particularly the data collection component of the apparatus of the invention preferably has accurate gyro sensors that measure pipeline deflection that is associated with the location data.
Deflection of a pipeline may be measured in various ways; the most common three ways are with an accelerometer, with a magnetometer, or with a gyro sensor. Any of these could be used for the present invention, subject to the following limitations. The accelerometer depends on gravitational field so that only vertical deflection can be measured. The magnetometer depends on the earth's magnetic field and so is affected by nearby subsurface and/or surface metal structures and consequently is useless in metal pipes. The gyro sensor was originally developed for fast moving objects such as airplanes, missiles, etc., and is thought to provide accurate data only when it moves relatively fast. However, for use with the present invention, we have discovered a way to eliminate noise from gyro data stored with time information that enhances the use of gyro sensors, even at slower speeds more often preferred for pipeline inspection.
The output of the gyro sensor is known to be angular velocity. To generate the angle of pipe, the angular velocity must be integrated with time, and to generate deflection (trace) of pipeline, another integration of the angle with distance is needed. When an object moves slowly like a pipeline inspection probe, the output of angular velocity is very small and heavily polluted by noise. When this data is integrated to generate deflection, the noise is also integrated and this enhanced noise can make the generated deflection meaningless, at least as seen in the prior art.
However, we have discovered that when the main component of the noise depends on the nature of the sensor, and when the conditions of measurement such as temperature and speed of an object are fairly constant, then the noise is also fairly constant. The following two way procedure may then be used to eliminate the noise from the gyro data stored with time information.
In this compensation method for gyroscope data, gyro data is measured two ways—going forward in the pipeline and coming back through the pipeline. If the data has no noise, the generated final direction of the probe must be the same as the direction when it was at its starting point. If a difference is observed, then this difference in angle, called Theta-error, can be considered the integrated amount of noise. Noise generation speed, Theta-error/T, is calculated by dividing the Theta-error by the total time of measurement (T). Measured gyro data is recalled with time information, Theta (t), where "t" is the time from beginning of the measurement. The
The pipeline trace (deflection) is then calculated by integrating the compensated angle with distance.
For example, a computer simulated this correction or compensation for gyroscopic data from a gyroscope sensor running from the left to right at the speed of about 20 mm/second. After the sensor reached the distance of about 1000 mm, the sensor returned to the starting point. The total time of the measurement was 100 seconds (=1000 mm*2/20). True inclination was set at 10 degrees from 220 mm to 300 mm distance, at 5 degrees from 320 mm to 400 mm, at −5 degrees from 620 mm to 700 mm and at −10 degrees from 720 mm to 800 mm. Supposing, for example, that Theta-error after a round trip was 1 degree, then Theta-error/T was 0.01 degree/second and Theta-c(t) was calculated by Theta-c(t)=Theta(t)−0.01*t for this case. The computer simulated data was then compared with real data and satisfactory comparison was seen.
The apparatus of the invention also preferably has an automated camera vibration correction which uses the gyroscope data for a hardware based correction and has a software based correction which keeps the center of the pipeline in the same position on the output or data display.
Referring to
Alternative embodiments of this invention are foreseen where the pipeline has incorporated within it, permanently or semi-permanently installed, data acquisition elements of this invention such that a mover is not needed to move a probe and a mobile probe itself is not used to contain
The apparatus of the present invention also preferably comprises or has associated therewith a distance meter or measurer for measuring or determining the distance of the probe in the pipeline when the various views of the pipeline are taken. Such distance is needed to determine where the probe and camera are and hence where in the pipeline any defects that are detected are located. Such distance measurer may be partially on the probe and partially at the exterior surface of the pipeline but wherever located should preferably be able to provide distance information in real-time with the scan of the pipeline interior. Distance measurement is typically made for or associated with the side-scan image (or the forward view that will be processed to make the unfolded side-scan image) by the camera. However, the particular method or equipment used to determine such distance is not critical so long as the determination is accurate.
One example of a distance measurer suitable for use in the apparatus of the invention is a winch comprising cable (not shown). The length of the cable will be determined by the need—the length of the pipeline to be evaluated—and availability. One example length that may be typical is 1000 feet of cable but wide variation in the cable length is possible and expected. Such winch and cable are used for running cable into the pipeline with the probe 10 for measuring distance of the probe 10 in the pipeline.
A winch and cable may also be used for providing communication with the probe 10 for controlling direction of the probe 10, for providing energy to the probe 10, etc., and for receiving information and data back from the probe 10 and the probe 10 components such as sensors and camera 14 to the control center (not shown). A control center (or control unit) may be used or positioned on the surface or elsewhere outside the pipe in the field to provide a power supply to the probe and to control the lights and the mover for the probe and also to receive and store data received back from the probe 10 or its various or associated components. Alternative methods may be used to control and/or provide energy to the probe and/or to receive data, including laser and infrared technology. Most preferably, fiber optics or fiber optic cable is used to communicate with the camera 14 and particularly the fish-eye lens 12.
In the method of the invention, a pipeline inspection probe of the apparatus of the invention, or a data collection apparatus with similar capabilities as that of the apparatus of the invention, preferably automatically takes a forward view (or a forward view that will be processed to make an unfolded side-scan view) of the pipeline interior as the probe (with camera) moves along the pipeline. (In an alternative embodiment, the probe preferably automatically takes digitized forward and side-scan views of the pipeline interior wall as the probe (with camera) moves along the pipeline.) The exact periodic distance for the scans will depend in part on the However, a practical and typical (but not meant to be limiting) example distance for use of the invention in typical sewage pipelines is every ten centimeters (or one hundred millimeters) for the forward view and every one or two millimeters for the side-scan view. The data collection apparatus also takes a reading of the angle of inclination and axial rotation of the probe, preferably with each view or at least preferably with each side-scan view.
The data processing part of the apparatus of the invention uses this data to provide the field operator with a quasi-three dimensional understanding of the internal view of the pipeline as well as of the deflection of the pipeline (both vertical and horizontal deflection). A preferred computer monitor display preferably provides the operator simultaneously with a forward-looking view in the pipeline, an unfolded side-scan of the pipeline interior wall, and a compass or gyroscope display of deflection as well as a data quality indicator.
In general terms, the display layout for the real-time digitized data collection of this invention can be understood by considering a cylindrical coordinate system having an x-axis for the direction of the pipeline, a t-axis for the azimuth direction along the pipeline wall, and an r-axis for the direction perpendicular to the pipeline wall. A 360 degree unfolded side-scan view provides a two-dimensional image of the x-t plane and a forward-looking view provides a two-dimensional image of the t-r plane. The forward-looking view gives the image where the data collection system is going to from now on, and the side-scan view gives the image where the data collection system has passed through already. The deflection of pipeline is indicated with both numbers (vertical inclination and horizontal meander) and a directional arrow (or other directional indicator) in a three-dimensional system. Data quality indicators, such as roll angle of the data collection system, deviation from suitable speed, etc., allow the operator to maintain the data collection (by the pipeline inspection probe) under suitable conditions or within preferred limits.
All of the raw data collected by the pipeline inspection probe or the field data collection part of the apparatus of the invention is fed into a computer programmed to digitize the data and outputs from the field data collection part of the apparatus—at least the forward-looking view, the distance and the direction of the field data part of the apparatus when taking the views—using data processing software, including the software outlined in the flowchart and schematics at Figures
Using the inclinometer data, the bottom of the pipe is determined, as shown in
NTSC video output data of a forward view that will be processed as an unfolded side-scan view taken with the probe is transmitted to the control unit and processed as depicted in the flowchart at
Other software needed for the data processing of the output from the pipeline inspection probe of the invention is commonly available and known to those skilled in the art, such as software for converting analog data to digital data and software for manipulating pixels on a frame capture board, including software to obtain a forward view of the pipeline. Preferably, the preferably, all such collected digital data may be saved and stored on electrical media such as CD, DVD, hard disk, or other storage media or method desired.
The data processing software selected for use in or with the invention preferably should enable a quick search of specific data sets, replay of the data, and application of processing such as filtering. The software also preferably should allow an interpreter to put interpretation or comments on the display or image, and/or to add interpretive diagrams and statistics to the original data set.
The data set format provided by use of one embodiment of the apparatus and method of the invention is attached as an Appendix. These data sets would allow one skilled in the art to use and manipulate the digitized data output from the invention in any manner desired, such as for further evaluation, tabulation, and use with pipeline infrastructure maintenance software.
The foregoing description of the invention is intended to be a description of preferred embodiments. Various changes in the details of the described method and apparatus can be made without departing from the intended scope of this invention as defined by the appended claims.
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