METHODS OF PERFORMING BACK-SCATTERING SURVEY COMPLEX TARGETS IN CONFINED SPACES Russian patent published in 2016 - IPC G01N23/203 

FIELD: instrument making.

SUBSTANCE: invention can be used to examine equipment containing irregular surface, compressed space and other hard-to-reach places, based on detection of back-scattered penetrating radiation. Invention consists in that inspection system with back-scattering and fast positioning, comprising: mobile base to be controlled, emission-free movement along ground, boom, connected to base and including first, second and third section, as well as first movable connection of connecting first section with second section, and second movable connection of connecting second section with third section; scanning head connected to third section and including: penetrating radiation source for generating a directed beam of penetrating radiation, characterised by beam axis, and first sensor designed to detect scattered penetrating radiation; scanning head can displace at least 3-7 degrees of freedom relative to base, and said system is configured to capture radiation back-scattering in multiple directions by moving scanning head with simultaneous preservation of first section of fixed position in relation to base, wherein at least one proximity sensor, attached to scanning head is designed to detect first preset interval between scanning head and object along first axis.

EFFECT: enabling examination equipment having an irregular surface, compressed space and other hard-to-reach places, based on detection of back-scattered penetrating radiation.

10 cl, 16 dwg