Concrete crack identification using a UAV incorporating hybrid image processing

H Kim, J Lee, E Ahn, S Cho, M Shin, SH Sim - Sensors, 2017 - mdpi.com
Crack assessment is an essential process in the maintenance of concrete structures. In
general, concrete cracks are inspected by manual visual observation of the surface, which is …

UAV bridge inspection through evaluated 3D reconstructions

S Chen, DF Laefer, E Mangina… - Journal of Bridge …, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
Abstract Imagery-based, three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction from unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAVs) holds the potential to provide safer, more economical, and less disruptive …

Data-driven approach for AI-based crack detection: techniques, challenges, and future scope

PS Chakurkar, D Vora, S Patil, S Mishra… - Frontiers in Sustainable …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
This article provides a systematic literature review on the application of artificial intelligence
(AI) technology for detecting cracks in civil infrastructure, which is a critical issue affecting the …

Bridge inspection with aerial robots: Automating the entire pipeline of visual data capture, 3D map**, defect detection, analysis, and reporting

JJ Lin, A Ibrahim, S Sarwade… - Journal of Computing in …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
The aging of bridges coupled with increased vehicular traffic requires timely and accurate
inspections for elevated highway structures. Recent studies have leveraged the advent of …

Automatic extraction of road features in urban environments using dense ALS data

M Soilán, L Truong-Hong, B Riveiro, D Laefer - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper describes a methodology that automatically extracts semantic information from
urban ALS data for urban parameterization and road network definition. First, building …

Near-surface pedestrian detection method based on deep learning for UAVs in low illumination environments

C Wang, D Luo, Y Liu, B Xu, Y Zhou - Optical Engineering, 2022 - spiedigitallibrary.org
With the development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and computer vision, target
detection methods based on UAVs have been increasingly applied in military and civilian …

[HTML][HTML] Research on the Use of Aerial Scanning and Gis in the Design of Sustainable Agricultural Production Extension Works in an Agritourist Farm in Romania

J Călina, A Călina, T Iancu, GM Vangu - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The use of scanning technologies and digital photogrammetry with the help of drones in the
field of agritourism activities in Romania is a topic of novelty, because all the data necessary …

Low cost three-dimensional virtual model construction for remanufacturing industry

MUR Siddiqi, WL Ijomah, GI Dobie, M Hafeez… - Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Remanufactured products can save up to 80% of production and energy costs whilst
generating lower CO 2 emissions. The key success factors for remanufacturing are quality …

Damage assessment and 3d modeling by UAV flights after the 2016 Kumamoto, Japan earthquake

F Yamazaki, K Kubo, R Tanabe… - 2017 IEEE international …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are becoming an efficient tool of high-resolution image
collection for the places that are difficult to access or observe from the ground. In this study …