Integrated Inspection and Restoration Tool Head for Hostile Environments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing inspection and restoration apparatuses for hostile environments require multiple devices and operations, leading to prolonged work times, increased economic burden, and reduced efficiency due to the need for extensive installation and processing of images from multiple detection devices.
Innovation Solution
An integrated apparatus with a tool head and positioning support that can automatically inspect and restore hostile environments using a single device, equipped with temperature, sampling, and data detection capabilities, allowing for continuous scanning and efficient operation without human intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple detection devices are installed on the tool head to obtain panoramic views, then the inspection coverage is improved, but the device complexity and installation time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple detection functions (optical imaging, thermal imaging, geometric data acquisition) into a single tool head assembly that can perform comprehensive inspections. The tool head is designed to accommodate various detection devices simultaneously, allowing one device to fulfill multiple inspection roles rather than requiring separate devices for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple detection devices and restoration tools into a single integrated tool head that can be mounted on one positioning support. This merging eliminates the need for multiple separate apparatuses, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining comprehensive inspection and restoration capabilities.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple apparatuses are used for inspection and restoration operations, then the functional capability is improved, but the work time and productivity are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The tool head is designed as a universal platform that can accommodate both detection devices for inspection and restoration devices for maintenance operations. This allows the system to perform multiple functions (inspection, diagnosis, restoration) with a single apparatus rather than requiring separate apparatuses for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges inspection and restoration operations into a single integrated system. The same positioning support that moves the detection devices can also position restoration devices, and the tool head can switch between different device types, eliminating the need for multiple apparatuses and reducing work time.
3Adaptability or versatility
If dedicated equipment is moved and repositioned for different operations, then the operational flexibility is improved, but the time consumption and efficiency are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning support is designed as a universal positioning system that can handle both detection devices and restoration devices. Instead of having separate positioning systems for each type of equipment, this single support structure provides operational flexibility for all functions while eliminating the time required to move and reposition dedicated equipment between operations.
4Adaptability or versatility
If multiple tools are installed on the tool head for complete operations, then the operational completeness is improved, but the device complexity and installation time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The tool head is designed as a universal mounting platform with standardized interfaces that can accommodate various detection and restoration tools. This universal design allows for complete operational capability while simplifying the installation process, as tools can be quickly attached and detached without complex configuration.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for inspecting and restoring a hostile and/or dangerous environment performed by an apparatus includes determining whether to start the inspection of the hostile environment by at least one temperature detection device; performing the inspection by acquiring optical and/or thermal and/or geometric data of at least one zone of the frameable environment by at least one optical and/or thermal and/or geometric data detection device; performing the restoration of the hostile environment by the at least one restoration operator device by positioning, by the positioning support, the tool head inside said environment through the inlet channel.