Basic Requirements to the Design of the Modern Industrial Endoscopes and RVI Personnel

Based on own experience and available information, the author analyzed and summarized the basic requirements to the construction of industrial endoscopes, taking into account the features of their application in various industries, the influence of industrial endoscope basic parameters on the quality of remote visual inspection. The main requirements to the training of inspectors are outlined. Requirements, specific to the design of industrial endoscopes as a means of remote visual inspection have been noted and their main differences from other types of endoscopes specified.
 
Keywords: RVI (Remote Visual Inspection), borescope, industrial endoscope, videoscope