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This technique is probably the simplest and most cost-effective method of condition monitoring. Essentially it consists of the visual inspection of machinery or a product, using some form of optical/computer-based assistance, or the unaided eye. The computer system being used for data acquisition, information logging or analysis. One obvious advantage of the technique is that at its most unsophisticated, it is a cheap and easy method to employ, and one which provides the rudiments of a condition monitoring scheme. Another is that in most cases a direct and immediate indication of machinery condition is available, via the use of what is basically a simple technique.
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Davies, A. (1998). Visual inspection systems. In: Davies, A. (eds) Handbook of Condition Monitoring. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4924-2_3
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