Enhanced videoscope inspections
27/01/2020
To make videoscope inspection of critical components more reliable, Olympus has added advanced 3D modelling capabilities to its flagship videoscope. The IPLEX NX combines high image quality and accurate measurement with 3D modelling, providing greater assurance of the reliability of aerospace and power generation inspections.The Olympus IPLEX NX is respected as a high-end videoscope for remote visual inspection (RVI), offering excellent image quality, manoeuvrability and user interface. With a newly released software update, the IPLEX NX also enables users to generate instant 3D models for intuitive visualisation of stereo images.
Seeing the precise shape of critical components becomes easier when using the 3D modelling feature of the IPLEX NX. Its stereo imaging capability helps to enhance the user’s knowledge of the target with multiple 2D/3D views and automatically provides useful information such as minimum/maximum values and locations. It also has powerful renderings such as tip-to-target and reference plane, which allow users to quickly understand the target by viewing the colours of 3D models.
With the new software upgrade, users will immediately realise how easy it is to manipulate 3D models using either intuitive multi-touch gestures on the touchscreen or via shortcut buttons on the existing remote control.
In order to better understand the internal shapes and features of inspected components, the software enables virtual ‘slicing’ of 3D models. With this function, users can easily remove sections from the model to achieve the best possible view.
To provide a high level of confidence in the placement of selected reference and measurement points, the new IPLEX NX software has a real-time connection between its 2D and 3D views. For example, this means that when a user changes a pixel selection in 2D view, the software automatically updates the selection in 3D view. This intuitive method reduces the risk of misplaced measurement points, thus improving inspection efficiency.
The new advanced 3D modelling capabilities of the IPLEX NX come in addition to a wide range of existing high-end features for precise, comprehensive remote visual inspection. These include a high-definition CCD chip, ultra-bright laser diode illumination and the unique Olympus PulsarPic processor to reduce halation and deliver clear images/videos, especially in highly reflective environments such as the interior of gas turbines.
Commenting on the new 3D modelling capabilities of the IPLEX NX, Guan-Lu Zhang, Product Marketing Manager at Olympus Europa, said: “The new 3D modelling software upgrade is an excellent addition to the existing powerful features of the IPLEX NX stereo measurement system, which is designed to provide repeatable and reliable results to critical remote visual inspections.”
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