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Mobile control systems in the form of a control box, control desk or monitoring panel are portable and are mostly used for the inspection with push cameras for sewer sections, connecting sewers or drain systems that cannot be accessed with inspection vehicles. These systems include:

  • Camera system
  • Portable cable reel with or without motor-driven device to reel the cable back up (with or without length measurement device)
  • Mobile control system
  • Power …

The control box serves to supply the camera with power for the lighting and, optionally, its drive. The inspection is monitored via a colour screen. The control of the cart, camera and lighting is realised via operating elements (joystick, keyboard). Additional displays indicate operating conditions and failures, additional operating elements serve for the system’s configuration. Additional equipment allows for the insertion of texts and symbols …

Usually, the vehicle platform for inspection vehicles is a minibus with a weight ranging between 3.5 t to 5.0 t. These minibuses are equipped with a winch and a control centre toolbox. Both rooms are functionally separate and designed according to ergonomic aspects to ensure a smooth workflow.

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The tool box that is located at the back of the vehicle includes the following components:

  • Camera system (camera, lighting, transport- and guiding device as well as cable with turning rollers and length measurement device)
  • Winch with cable
  • Cart equipment such as wheel sets, additional equipment for ovoid profiles, height adjustment to position the camera etc.
  • Tools in special cabinets/drawers
  • Additional cameras, if required
  • Inert gas system …

The cable winch mentioned above should be equipped with a swivel-mounted extension (cable loom) that allows for an exact positioning of the camera above the manhole and its lowering right down to the invert.

When using this equipment in standard manholes/-structures, no staff is required to access the manhole (to position the camera in the invert or the turning roller for the camera cable). The cable winch should be equipped with an electronic wind-…

The camera, cart and winch are controlled from the viewing area. It contains the control unit, which basically includes the following components:

  • Control station
  • Monitor for image replication
  • Technology for image recording (analogue recording with capture card or directly digitally)
  • Video recorder with time code, where required
  • Electronic device to fade in data
  • Computer with data acquisition software to determine and document damages as well …

How is the position of the camera in the sewer line determined?

The length measurement for determining the position of the camera usually works according to the following principle. The camera cable is pressed against a measuring wheel by rollers on its way through the duct or line. The rotations of the measuring wheel can be used to precisely determine both the unwound length and thus the position in the line as well as the feed speed. For this purpose, …

  • There are cameras that can measure crack widths, pipe joint widths, displaced joints, etc. during the visual inspection. This is done through the digital evaluation of the camera image that is captured using two point lasers that are arranged at the camera head at a fixed distance in parallel and with a defined basic length [FI-Jtele] or by means of a laser distance sensor that is integrated in the objective of the camera and that scans either lines …

Apart from the used hardware, another essential component of TV inspection systems is their software that allows for the control of the system, data transfer, processing and storage, as well as a multitude of image representation modes that are implemented by means of its additional functions. The key task is the individual determination and documentation of all relevant sewer conditions that are captured by the camera and, if required, also by additional …

The software that is used for a survey of the actual sewer condition serves to capture, record, convert and file sewer inspection data. The following functions should be included:

  • Data management
    • Management of client-related data
    • Project management
    • Data memory functions, automatic creation of zip files
    • Automatic data repair function
    • Automatic management of main sewer and branch sewer inspections
    • Comprehensive functions to filter, sort and search …
  • Data acquisition
    • Acquisition of section-, manhole-, lateral- and catch basin system-related data
    • Damage catalogues and shortlists according to national standards (DIN, ASTM, WRC,…) specifications)
    • Automatic management of two-way traffic
    • Selection of several master data editors per individual specification catalogue
    • Damage data menu that can be handled easily, quickly and intuitively
    • Digitalisation of images and video sequences on damages
  • Data export
    • Conversion modules for database or cadastral systems: e.g. ISYBAU 1/96, ISYBAU 0601, KIS-KANU/TIFFANY, PROKIS, KANDIS, KANKAT, SICAD, REHM, ADONIS, INTERKANAL, CUBIS/POLIS, IKIS, CINS, KaBAWin, KAPRI, IBAK, PoyGIS, VSA, DEPODAT, ASCII (freely definable), dBase III (freely definable)
  • Protocols
    • Creation of section protocols that are tabular and graphically true to scale
    • Photo protocols in different formats
    • Elevation- and temperature profile graphics
    • Compendiums of section/temperature/height graphics
    • Graphical manhole protocols
    • Several protocols of measurement (tabular)
    • Several protocols of measurement (circular and bar charts)
    • Video tape protocols
    • CD/DVD label / CD/DVD inlay with table of contents
    • Transfer of digital …
  • System interfaces
    • Interfaces for all established inspection systems and devices for merging of data from different manufacturers
  • Measurement
    • Capture of elevation profiles in HD during the usual visual inspection (no extra inspection)
    • Capture of temperature profiles in HD during the usual visual inspection (no extra inspection)
    • Damage measurement
    • Deformation measurement
    • Profile history

The documentation of a visual inspection measure should consist of the following parts:

  • Reports, such as inspection reports (these must not contain a condition assessment), static calculation or billing-relevant evaluations, etc.
  • Visual documentation, such as video recording, additional display modes (unwinding), etc.
  • Inspection data with basic data and condition data

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The report on the visual interior inspection should contain a summary of the inspection project as well as individual reports on all objects of investigation (section, manhole, special structures, etc.). The individual reports should include the following information and minimum content:

  • Client
  • Contractor
  • Investigation site
  • Date of inspection
  • Name of the inspector
  • Sequence number of the inspection report
  • Designation of the inspection object (…
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Photo documentation: if required, photos shall be presented on photo base sheets that include at least the following basic information:

  • Investigation site
  • Date of inspection
  • Photo assignment to the inspection report (photo number, report number)
  • Designation of the inspection object (e.g. manhole upstream, manhole downstream)
  • Station of the detection
  • Time code (video counter)
  • Short description of the defect …
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For land drainage facilities, document additional information as appropriate, such as:

  • Property/property designation (e.g., name of facility).
  • Cadastral information (e.g., district/field/parcel/house number)
  • Building designation (e.g., main building)
  • Site sketches

According to EN 13508-2, the following pieces of information must also be recorded within the framework of the visual inspection from inside:

  • Identification of the sewer section either directly and/or by stating two intersection points (In the case that a pipe is connected to the main pipe without a manhole, the intersection at the branch can be determined by the identification of the main pipe sewer section and the distance from a reference point.)
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What information should be superimposed on a video recording?

The following information should be electronically superimposed on the video recording of the inspection:

  • At the start of the recording: Company in charge of the inspection, place name, street name, shape of the profile and its dimensions as well as material used
  • Permanently: Name of the object, direction of the inspection, video counter reading, positioning, as well …
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The personnel responsible for the inspection must have sufficient specialist knowledge of the inspection of wastewater sewers and drains, both on the part of the client and on the part of the engineering firm and the inspector. This expertise must be kept up to date through

  • successful inspection training, e.g. at the manufacturer of the equipment used, and
  • at least one year of inspection experience should be demonstrated.
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What expertise is required to carry out the inspection correctly?

The expertise should include the following points:

  • Knowledge of condition patterns and causes of defects
  • Knowledge of the content and structure of the data flow (e.g. data exchange)
  • Knowledge of drainage technology, materials and methods for the rehabilitation of drain and sewer systems
  • Knowledge of the interdependencies in the workflow for structured condition …