Title :
A conical mirror pipeline inspection system
Author :
Southwell, David ; Vandegriend, Basil ; Basu, Anup
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Alberta Univ., Edmonton, Alta., Canada
Abstract :
Presents a novel system that provides high quality imaging of the interior surface of pipelines. The imaging device uses a refined conical mirror micro-surface machined from aluminum to image a 360° strip of the pipe in a single frame. A continuous stream of such images is transmitted to the surface where it is stored on a standard video recorder. The image sequences are processed off-line, ultimately producing high definition imagery of areas of interest. We address the design issues of the conic profile of the mirror, and some aspects of the image reconstruction/registration process
Keywords :
image reconstruction; image registration; image sequences; inspection; mirrors; conic profile; conical mirror pipeline inspection system; image reconstruction/registration proces; image sequences; video recorder; Aluminum; Cameras; Head; High-resolution imaging; Inspection; Lenses; Mirrors; Pipelines; Probes; Prototypes;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 1996. Proceedings., 1996 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2988-0
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.1996.509208
