Intelligent robotic systems for structural health monitoring: Applications and future trends

Y Tian, C Chen, K Sagoe-Crentsil, J Zhang… - Automation in …, 2022 - Elsevier
The application of the cutting-edge technologies of robotics and computer science to
structural health monitoring (SHM) of bridges have gained much attention. This review …

[HTML][HTML] Uav-based remote sensing applications for bridge condition assessment

S Feroz, S Abu Dabous - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Deterioration of bridge infrastructure is a serious concern to transport and government
agencies as it declines serviceability and reliability of bridges and jeopardizes public safety …

Review of bridge structural health monitoring aided by big data and artificial intelligence: From condition assessment to damage detection

L Sun, Z Shang, Y Xia, S Bhowmick… - Journal of Structural …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
Structural health monitoring (SHM) techniques have been widely used in long-span bridges.
However, due to limitations of computational ability and data analysis methods, the …

Comparison of deep convolutional neural networks and edge detectors for image-based crack detection in concrete

S Dorafshan, RJ Thomas, M Maguire - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper compares the performance of common edge detectors and deep convolutional
neural networks (DCNN) for image-based crack detection in concrete structures. A dataset of …

Drone-enabled bridge inspection methodology and application

J Seo, L Duque, J Wacker - Automation in construction, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Applications of UAVs in civil infrastructure

WW Greenwood, JP Lynch, D Zekkos - Journal of infrastructure …, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), or drones, have become popular tools for practitioners
and researchers alike. Recent years have seen a significant increase in UAV uses for many …

[HTML][HTML] Concrete cracks detection based on deep learning image classification

WRL Silva, DS Lucena - Proceedings, 2018 - mdpi.com
This work aims at developing a machine learning-based model to detect cracks on concrete
surfaces. Such model is intended to increase the level of automation on concrete …

Survey of computer vision algorithms and applications for unmanned aerial vehicles

A Al-Kaff, D Martin, F Garcia, A de la Escalera… - Expert Systems with …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents a complete review of computer vision algorithms and vision-based
intelligent applications, that are developed in the field of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles …

Active interaction force control for contact-based inspection with a fully actuated aerial vehicle

K Bodie, M Brunner, M Pantic, S Walser… - IEEE Transactions …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents and validates active interaction force control and planning for fully
actuated and omnidirectional aerial manipulation platforms, with the goal of aerial contact …

Framework for automated UAS-based structural condition assessment of bridges

G Morgenthal, N Hallermann, J Kersten… - Automation in …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents a coherent framework for automated unmanned aircraft system based
inspections of large bridges to facilitate an automated condition assessment. Modern …