Applications of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in road safety, traffic and highway infrastructure management: Recent advances and challenges

F Outay, HA Mengash, M Adnan - … research part A: policy and practice, 2020 - Elsevier
For next-generation smart cities, small UAVs (also known as drones) are vital to incorporate
in airspace for advancing the transportation systems. This paper presents a review of recent …

When intelligent transportation systems sensing meets edge computing: Vision and challenges

X Zhou, R Ke, H Yang, C Liu - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The widespread use of mobile devices and sensors has motivated data-driven applications
that can leverage the power of big data to benefit many aspects of our daily life, such as …

Calibration of UAV flight parameters for pavement pothole detection using orthogonal arrays

E Atencio, F Plaza-Muñoz, F Muñoz-La Rivera… - Automation in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Visual inspection for road damages demands significant human effort. Automating these
inspections would reduce costs and errors. Using photogrammetry to generate 3D models of …

Analysis of optimal flight parameters of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for detecting potholes in pavements

E Romero-Chambi, S Villarroel-Quezada, E Atencio… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Pavement maintenance seeks to provide optimal service conditions. Before maintenance, it
is necessary to know the condition of the pavement by inspection, a crucial step in deciding …

Preliminary design of an unmanned aircraft system for aircraft general visual inspection

U Papa, S Ponte - Electronics, 2018 - mdpi.com
Among non-destructive inspection (NDI) techniques, General Visual Inspection (GVI), global
or zonal, is the most widely used, being quick and relatively less expensive. In the …

Spatial Analysis of Territorial Connectivity and Accessibility in the Province of Coclé in Panama

J Quijada-Alarcón, R Rodríguez-Rodríguez… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The province of Coclé is in the central zone of the Republic of Panama but lacks
development of the road network. In order to assess the spatial analysis of territorial …

Road rutting measurement using mobile LiDAR systems point cloud

L Gézero, C Antunes - ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2019 - mdpi.com
Road rutting caused by vehicle loading in the wheel path is a major form of asphalt
pavement distress. Hydroplaning and loss of skid resistance are directly related to high road …

Pavement monitoring using unmanned aerial vehicles: an overview

PRT Peddinti, H Puppala, B Kim - Journal of Transportation …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Pavement monitoring involves periodic damage detection and condition assessment of
pavements for efficient pavement management. Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based …

Stereoscopic monitoring of transportation infrastructure

J Wang, S Zhang, H Guo, Y Tian, S Liu, C Du… - Automation in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Automated infrastructure monitoring systems play a vital role in ensuring transportation
safety and have been studied extensively in the literature. Following the preferred reporting …

Assistance of UAVs in the intelligent management of urban space: A survey

H Xu, L Wang, W Han, Y Yang, J Li… - IEEE Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Smart management of urban space is an important way to achieve the goal of sustainable
urban development. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been widely used in urban …