The days where swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will occupy our skies are fast
approaching due to the introduction of cost-efficient and reliable small aerial vehicles and …

Acquiring and processing video streams from static cameras has been proposed as one of
the most efficient tools for visualizing and gathering traffic information. With the latest …

作为一种全新的信息获取和处理技术, 多媒体传感器网络较之传统传感器网络更多地关注于音频
, 视频, 图像等大数据量, 大信息量媒体的采集与处理, 在军事, 民用及商业领域中具有广阔的应用 …

Abstract Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) systems as a data acquisition platform and as a
measurement instrument are becoming attractive for many surveying applications in civil …

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 …

Civil engineers always face the challenge of uncertainty in planning, building, and
maintaining infrastructure. These works rely heavily on a variety of surveying and monitoring …

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 …

Visual condition inspections serve as the basis for determining the need and schedule for
service tasks such as maintenance and remediation projects to preserve the proper …

Unmanned aerial vehicles have been developed and applied to support agricultural
production management. Compared with piloted aircraft, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle …

Despite studies exploring potential applications of unmanned aerial systems (UASs), the
particular use and value of visual assets (photographs or video) collected with UASs for …