25-03-2021 дата публикации
Номер: US20210087920A1
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Methods for correcting for non-centred tool geometry in image data obtained by a conduit inspection tool are disclosed. Embodiments of the invention apply to inspection tools with one or multiple sideview cameras and to inspection tools with downview cameras. The methods include obtaining at least two overlapping images of the internal surface of the conduit using the tool, identifying one or more features common to at least a pair of the overlapping images, determining, based on the positions of the or each common feature, the position of the tool with respect to a longitudinal axis of the conduit, determining a correction function based on the position of the tool and applying the correction function to the image data. Methods for determining the dimension of a feature of interest on the internal surface of the conduit are also disclosed. 1. A method for correcting for non-centred tool geometry in image data obtained by a conduit inspection tool having at least one camera for imaging the internal surface of a conduit , the method comprising:obtaining at least two overlapping images of the internal surface of the conduit using the tool;identifying one or more features common to at least a pair of the overlapping images;determining, based on the positions of the or each common feature, the position of the tool with respect to a longitudinal axis of the conduit;determining a correction function based on the position of the tool; andapplying the correction function to the image data.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the inspection tool comprises at least one sideview camera having a field of view with a centre line that extends substantially perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the tool.3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the inspection tool comprises a plurality of sideview cameras arranged on a common plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tool.4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the overlapping images overlap ...
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