Video Inspection GUI with Dynamic Identifiers for Moving Components
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional video inspection systems struggle with displaying identifiers for multiple similar components in a static position, leading to confusion and inefficient information presentation during inspections.
Innovation Solution
A video inspection system that generates dynamic scene-based identifiers, which move with the corresponding component within the graphical user interface, providing visual indications and inspection data in real-time, allowing intuitive navigation and interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If static identifiers are used for multiple similar components, then the device complexity is reduced, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to user confusion and inefficient information presentation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic identifiers that automatically update their position and content based on the currently inspected component. As the inspection probe moves between components, the system dynamically refreshes the identifier display to show only the relevant component information, eliminating user confusion while maintaining interface simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of identifier staticity to dynamicity. By making identifiers update in real-time based on inspection progress, the system provides context-relevant information without requiring complex manual configuration or multiple static displays
2Ease of operation
If dynamic scene-based identifiers are generated for each component, then the ease of operation is improved through intuitive navigation, but the device complexity increases due to automated identification and real-time updating mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs automated component identification algorithms that self-update the displayed identifier based on the current field of view. The inspection system automatically determines which component is being viewed and refreshes the identifier without user intervention, providing intuitive navigation while the automated processes handle the complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual identifier management with automated image processing and pattern recognition algorithms. The system uses computer vision techniques to automatically identify and track components, substituting mechanical/manual operations with intelligent automated systems that handle the complexity internally
3Loss of time
If exhaustive searching is required to find component information, then the loss of information is reduced, but the loss of time increases due to inefficient information retrieval
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and displays only the relevant component information currently in view, removing unnecessary information about other components. This extraction approach prevents information loss while eliminating the need for users to search through unrelated data, saving time without sacrificing completeness
Data Source
AI summary
Inspection systems and methods of inspection are provided that include an image sensor to acquire inspection data characterizing a video of at least a portion of an asset being inspected, wherein the asset includes one or more components, and a computing system communicatively coupled to the image sensor. The computing system includes a user interface display, a processor and a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform operations including: receiving, from the image sensor, the inspection data, identifying, automatically, at least a first component of the one or more components, generating a graphical user interface (GUI) including the inspection data, generating a first dynamic identifier within the GUI, wherein the first dynamic identifier corresponds to the first component and is arranged to follow the first component as it moves within the GUI, and providing the GUI to the user interface display.