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A computer implemented method and system for remote inspection of an industrial process

An industrial process, computer technology, applied in computing, detailed information involving graphical user interfaces, image analysis, etc., to solve problems such as error-prone, time-consuming, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2011-01-05
ABB (SCHWEIZ) AG
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The act of obtaining information about the status of a remotely operated process can be time-consuming and potentially error-prone

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[0031] The present invention describes a method and system for remote inspection of infrastructure, and in particular critical infrastructure in a process, such as equipment, instruments and utilities in a process or part of a process. The system utilizes a 3D model / CAD model of the physical process, which is preferably identical to or derived from the 3D model generated during the design and engineering phase. The 3D model is also connected to an industrial control system or DCS (Distributed Control System), so that individual graphical objects in the 3D model are linked or somehow related to software control objects in the DCS that represent and connect to the actual Individual physical objects, valves, sensors, tanks, columns, pipes, etc. in the setup. Actual graphics and / or video recordings from the workshop are used in addition to the 3D model. The camera may be located at a fixed orientation in the workshop with the possibility to pan, tilt and zoom (usually a CCTV came...

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A computer implemented method for remote inspection of infrastructure of an industrial process in an installation (1) for extraction, processing and / or production of materials. The process is supervised by means of a control system arranged with one or more computers, and one or more computer display apparatus (10). At least one computer is arranged with a graphic computer model (4), a 3D model of the process infrastructure, where a position in the process infrastructure in the 3D model is arranged selectable, wherein the selected position is identified from a viewpoint in the model. The viewpoint information from the model is used to position one or more cameras in the real installation, and images from the real installation are combined with the 3D model in different ways. A remote inspection system and a computer program are also described.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for remote inspection of processes in industrial installations. In particular, the method is arranged to examine processes monitored and controlled by means of distributed control systems or industrial control systems, typically located in industries such as petroleum and gasoline, pulp and paper, chemical processing and manufacturing in the field) in facilities where materials and objects are extracted, produced, processed and / or transported. Background technique [0002] In the field of process control in industrial plants there is a constant need for information about processing equipment and processing objects. Traditionally, process monitoring devices, temperature sensors, pressure sensors, flow meters etc. are used to monitor and control processes eg in paper mills, in oil extraction plants or in plants processing raw or semi-processed materials. Video imaging along with traditional sensors...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06T7/00
CPCG06T7/0028G06T2200/24G06T7/001G06T2207/20092G06T7/33
Inventor J·普雷特洛夫C·斯考拉普
Owner ABB (SCHWEIZ) AG