Distributed NDT System for Real-Time Data Sharing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional non-destructive testing (NDT) systems face inefficiencies in data sharing and collaboration, relying on physical portable memory devices or paper, which slows down the inspection process and limits the speed of data dissemination among NDT personnel.
Innovation Solution
A distributed NDT system that utilizes mobile devices, such as tablets, and cloud computing to enable real-time data sharing, remote control, and collaboration among NDT devices, including borescopes, PTZ cameras, and other inspection equipment, using wireless or wired conduits and secure communication protocols to facilitate enhanced data gathering, analysis, and distribution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If physical portable memory devices or paper are used for data sharing, then data can be shared between NDT personnel, but the speed of data dissemination is slow and depends on physical dispatch time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of physical portable memory devices and paper-based data sharing with an electronic digital system. NDT devices capture inspection data and transmit it electronically through wireless or wired networks to remote locations, eliminating the need for physical transportation of storage media and enabling instantaneous data access anywhere in the world.
2Productivity
If conventional NDT systems use physical data storage and transfer methods, then data can be shared, but the inspection process efficiency is reduced and collaboration is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal digital platform that enables multiple functions: data capture by NDT devices, electronic storage in databases, wireless transmission to various devices (tablets, smartphones, computers), real-time collaboration among personnel, and remote access from any location. This multi-functional system replaces multiple separate physical processes with a single integrated digital ecosystem.
3Speed
If digital content is made available online, then data access speed improves, but rights management and secure distribution become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary rights management system that sits between the digital content repository and users. This intermediary layer handles authentication, authorization, and rights enforcement automatically, allowing fast digital content delivery while maintaining secure control over who can access and use which content. The complexity is managed through automated intermediary processes rather than direct user-system interactions.
Data Source
AI summary
A method includes receiving data characterizing digital content from a repository of digital content. The method also includes receiving data characterizing a right to use the digital content from a store configured to sell a right to use the digital content to a customer associated with a non-destructive testing device. The method further includes performing an inspection of machinery using the non-destructive testing device based on the received digital content and the received right to use the digital content. The inspection can be performed by one or more of executing, using, and displaying the digital content. Related systems, devices, and non-transitory computer-readable mediums are also described.