Title:
PIPELINE INSPECTION PIGLETS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/138102
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
For pipeline inspection, a small, untethered capsule (a "piglet") (12) images from within a pipeline (32). The capsule (12) is small enough that rotation about any of three orthogonal axes while within the pipeline (32) is possible. Movement both along the pipeline (32) and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis is possible. To assure images of the pipeline (32) without viewing gaps, the field of view for imaging surrounds the capsule (12) without a gap. Given the possible rotation and translation, the captured images may be motion compensated (52) to provide oriented images of a length of the pipeline (32).
Inventors:
YAKUP GENC (US)
MALLINSON THEODORE JAMES (US)
O'DONNELL THOMAS (US)
SCHICK ANTON (DE)
MALLINSON THEODORE JAMES (US)
O'DONNELL THOMAS (US)
SCHICK ANTON (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/US2013/028981
Publication Date:
February 20, 2014
Filing Date:
March 05, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SIEMENS CORP (US)
SIEMENS AG (DE)
SIEMENS ENERGY INC (US)
YAKUP GENC (US)
MALLINSON THEODORE JAMES (US)
O'DONNELL THOMAS (US)
SCHICK ANTON (DE)
SIEMENS AG (DE)
SIEMENS ENERGY INC (US)
YAKUP GENC (US)
MALLINSON THEODORE JAMES (US)
O'DONNELL THOMAS (US)
SCHICK ANTON (DE)
International Classes:
F17D5/00; G01M3/00; G01M3/38; G03B37/00; G03B37/04
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2006081671A1 | 2006-08-10 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
PASCHBURG, Donald B. et al. (170 Wood Avenue SouthIselin, New Jersey, US)
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