Advent of computationally efficient smartphones, inexpensive high‐resolution cameras,
drones, and robotic sensors has brought a new era of next‐generation intelligent monitoring …

Foreseeing changes in how smart cities manage their resources and provide services to the
residents; research, development and production in various relevant technology fields is …

Early and timely detection of surface damages is important for maintaining the functionality,
reliability, and safety of concrete bridges. Recent advancement in convolution neural …

Abstract The field of Civil Engineering has lately gained increasing interest in Unmanned
Aerial Vehicles (UAV), commonly referred to as drones. Due to an increase of deteriorating …

This paper presents a coherent framework for automated unmanned aircraft system based
inspections of large bridges to facilitate an automated condition assessment. Modern …

Quantifying the condition of aging structures is important to verify structural integrity and long-
term reliability. Structural health monitoring plays a key role in the prevention of catastrophic …

The present work focuses on the use of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), commonly known
as drones, for the inspection and assessment of bridge infrastructures. Recent events, in …

As an effort of automating the bridge inspection process, this paper presents a new
development of an adaptable tank-like robot, which can climb on steel structures to collect …

The recent increase in the integration of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in civilian usage
stems mainly from modern technological advancements and the devices' abilities to …

Visual inspection procedures remain the primary method of infrastructure assessment
throughout the USA, but their shortcomings are numerous. In addition to their widely …