Technology & Specifications

Engineering Where Physics Meets Precision

From 8-megapixel CMOS sensors to AI-assisted defect detection, every component in our inspection chain is engineered to deliver forensic-grade data from the most hostile subsurface environments.

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Optics & Sensors

Camera System Specifications

Full technical specifications for the TX-4K Pro flagship head and supporting camera systems. Verified under NASSCO inspection protocol conditions.

TX-4K Pro — Imaging System

REV 4.2 / 2025-Q1
Sensor Type1/1.8" Sony CMOS BSI
Resolution3840 × 2160 (4K UHD) / 3264 × 2448 still (8 MP)
Frame Rate60 fps @ 4K · 120 fps @ 1080p
Dynamic Range108 dB (HDR mode enabled)
Min. Illumination0.005 lux (colour) · 0.0005 lux (B&W)
Illumination48 × high-CRI LED, 6000 K, variable 0–100%
Pan / TiltContinuous 360° / ±180° (encoded)
Zoom10× optical + 4× digital
Lens FOV120° wide · 24° tele (variable)
Colour AccuracyΔE < 1.5 (sRGB reference)
Video OutputH.265 / H.264 · Gigabit Ethernet + composite fallback
Housing OD145 mm (standard) · 96 mm (compact variant)
IP RatingIP68 (3 m submersion, 72 hr rated)
Operating Temp−20°C to +70°C

TX-LB 2400 — Low-Light / Large Bore

REV 2.1 / 2024-Q3
Sensor Type1" Starlight CMOS
Resolution2560 × 1440 (2.5K)
Min. Illumination0.001 lux colour · 0.0001 lux B&W
PanContinuous 360° motorised
Cable Length100 m (fibre) · 60 m (copper fallback)
Housing OD200 mm
IP RatingIP68 (5 m submersion)
Drive Systems

Crawler Platform Specifications

Titan-600 Crawler Platform

MECH-REV 6.0 / 2025-Q1
Drive Wheels6 × polyurethane, individually sprung
Pipe RangeØ 200 mm – Ø 1200 mm
Traverse Speed0 – 1.2 m/s (variable)
Grade Capability45° (dry) · 35° (wet invert)
Payload Capacity25 kg
Drive System4× DC brushless with encoder feedback
Chassis Material316 stainless steel + carbon fibre struts
IP RatingIP68 (full submersion)
BatteryPowered via cable (line power) + 2 hr internal Li-NMC backup
Gross Weight18.4 kg (bare chassis)
Cable InterfaceKevlar-armoured 300 m tether · data + power
Add-on Slots3 × Picatinny rail mounting points
Artificial Intelligence

AI-Assisted Defect Detection

Our on-device neural inference engine processes every frame in real time, surfacing PACP-codeable defects before the crawler exits the pipe.

TXVision AI defect detection — CCTV crawler inside pipe

TXVision Neural Engine v3

Trained on 2.8 million annotated pipe frames spanning concrete, PVC, clay, cast iron, and HDPE substrate types. Achieves NASSCO defect detection accuracy above 94% on unseen validation sets.

Runs on an NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX edge module inside the field control unit — no cloud dependency, zero-latency grading in the field.

94.7%
Defect detection accuracy
2.8M
Training frames
18
Defect classes recognised
<8ms
Per-frame inference latency
Data Pipeline

From Raw Pixel to Delivered Report

Every byte captured underground travels a verified, encrypted chain from sensor to client portal. No transcoding loss, no custody gaps.

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Camera Sensor
4K raw capture
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Fibre Cable
Gigabit Ethernet
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AI Engine
Frame inference
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Field Recording
H.265 NVMe SSD
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PACP Coding
WinCan / TXView
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Cloud Upload
AES-256 encrypted
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Client Portal
Report delivery
System Architecture

How the System Thinks

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Embedded Control

ARM Cortex-A78 processor handles real-time drive telemetry, wheel encoder feedback, and camera bus management with 1 ms latency budget.

Deterministic RT
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Video Compression

Hardware H.265 HEVC encoder at 80 Mbps produces broadcast-quality footage at one-third the file size of H.264 with zero quality loss perceptible to PACP reviewers.

80 Mbps H.265
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AI Inference Layer

NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX runs our TXVision ONNX model at 120 fps on INT8 quantised weights — real-time grading without cloud round-trips.

Edge AI / No cloud
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GIS Positioning

Wheel odometry fused with inertial measurement for sub-centimetre defect chainage. GPS overlay via NTRIP RTK when surface reference is available.

±1 cm accuracy
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Thermal Management

Active closed-loop cooling keeps electronics within safe range even in 70°C pipe environments. Self-test cycle on every deployment start.

−20°C to +70°C
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Redundant Storage

Dual NVMe SSDs in RAID-1 mirror inside the field control unit. If one drive fails mid-inspection, recording continues without interruption or data loss.

RAID-1 NVMe
Standards & Compliance

Built to the Industry's Highest Standards

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NASSCO PACP

Full Pipeline Assessment Certification Program compliance. All operators hold current NASSCO certification.

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NASSCO MACP / LACP

Manhole and lateral assessment certifications extend our full-system coverage for municipal utility clients.

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ASCE 25 / WEF

Reporting formats meet Water Environment Federation and ASCE standard 25 for sewer condition data exchange.

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FISMA / CMMC

Data handling and portal security meets FISMA Moderate and CMMC Level 2 for government and military contracts.

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