Title :
An embedded module for robotized inspection of power lines by using thermographic and visual images
Author :
Lages, W.F. ; Scheeren, V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Fed. Univ. of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Abstract :
This paper deals with an embedded module for automation of thermographic inspection. The module captures video streams from an infrared camera and from a visible image camera and performs an image processing to detect faults. The protocols used to capture the image streams and the image processing are discussed. The results, with the faults highlighted, are sent through an synthetic image stream to a supervision station.
Keywords :
image processing; infrared imaging; power cables; power engineering computing; embedded module; image processing; infrared camera; power lines; robotized inspection; supervision station; synthetic image stream; thermographic images; thermographic inspection; video streams; visible image camera; visual images; Cameras; Detectors; Inspection; Libraries; Protocols; Robots; Streaming media;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Robotics for the Power Industry (CARPI), 2012 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Zurich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4585-9
DOI :
10.1109/CARPI.2012.6473353
