Vessels are widely used for transporting goods around the world. All cargo vessels are
affected by two main defective situations, namely cracks and corrosion. To prevent major …

There is an obvious tendency towards increasing the information content of surveys of hard-
to-reach objects at high altitudes through the use of remote-controlled robot crawlers. This …

Vessel maintenance requires periodic visual inspection of the hull in order to detect typical
defective situations of steel structures such as, among others, coating breakdown and …

In this study, we propose a method for inspecting the condition of hull surfaces using
underwater images acquired from the camera of a remotely controlled underwater vehicle …

Seagoing vessels have to undergo regular visual inspections in order to detect defects such
as cracks and corrosion before they result into catastrophic consequences. These …

In large civil aircraft manufacturing, a time-consuming post-production process is the non-
destructive inspection of wing panels. This work aims to address this challenge and improve …

Abstract Non Destructive Inspections (NDI) plays a vital role in aircraft industry as it
determines the structural integrity of aircraft surface and material characterization. The …

A new image processing technique was investigated to assess its ability to detect surface
flaws on an on-tower wind turbine blade (WTB). The method was tested by varying the …

General Visual Inspection is a manual inspection process regularly used to detect and
localise obvious damage on the exterior of commercial aircraft. There has been increasing …

Vessels have to undergo regular visual inspections in order to detect the typical defective
situations affecting metallic structures, such as cracks and corrosion. These inspections are …