Inspection Assistance Device for Industrial Endoscope Compliance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Industrial endoscope devices face challenges in ensuring that inspectors with varying levels of experience accurately identify abnormalities during inspections, as they lack standardized protocols for comparing inspection requirements with actual inspection states.
Innovation Solution
An inspection assistance device and method that connects to a storage medium containing inspection requirement information, acquires this information, and compares it with inspection state information to generate comparison results, aiding inspectors in ensuring compliance with predefined inspection standards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If inspection is performed by an inspector with little experience, then the inspection process can be completed, but abnormalities may be overlooked reducing inspection accuracy
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides real-time feedback by comparing actual inspection state with predefined requirements, notifying inspectors of compliance status. This feedback mechanism compensates for lack of experience by guiding inspectors on what to look for and whether current inspection meets standards.
Solution Approach 2:
Inspection requirements are determined and stored in advance before the actual inspection occurs. By pre-defining what constitutes a proper inspection state, the system eliminates the need for inspectors to have extensive experience in judgment, as the criteria are already established.
2Reliability
If standardized protocols for comparing inspection requirements with actual inspection states are implemented, then inspection accuracy improves, but device and system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The inspection system is divided into separate functional modules: a storage medium for requirements, a processor for comparison, and an output interface for results. This segmentation allows each component to perform a specific function, making the overall system more manageable despite its complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-verification by automatically comparing inspection state with requirements without needing external judgment. The processor autonomously evaluates compliance and generates notifications, reducing the need for complex human oversight mechanisms.
3Measurement precision
If real-time comparison feedback is provided to inspectors, then inspection accuracy improves, but information processing time and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The comparison process operates continuously during inspection rather than as a separate post-inspection step. The processor continuously monitors inspection state and compares it with stored requirements, providing immediate feedback without interrupting the inspection workflow.
Data Source
AI summary
An inspection assistance device includes a processor. The processor connects to a storage medium that stores inspection requirement information indicating an inspection requirement determined in advance for each inspection target and acquires the inspection requirement information from the storage medium. The processor acquires inspection state information indicating an inspection state by confirming a state of an inspection device used to inspect the inspection target. The processor compares the inspection requirement information with the inspection state information and generates comparison result information indicating a comparison result. The processor outputs the comparison result information.