Automated guided vehicles and autonomous mobile robots for recognition and tracking in civil engineering

J Zhang, X Yang, W Wang, J Guan, L Ding… - Automation in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) have been
widely used recently to solve various engineering problems in logistics, manufacturing, and …

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 …

Non-destructive testing applications for steel bridges

SS Khedmatgozar Dolati, N Caluk, A Mehrabi… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The growing population and increasing demand for surface transportation have highlighted
the importance of maintaining safe and reliable civil infrastructures for daily use. Among all …

Review of non-destructive civil infrastructure evaluation for bridges: State-of-the-art robotic platforms, sensors and algorithms

H Ahmed, HM La, N Gucunski - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
The non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of civil infrastructure has been an active area of
research in recent decades. The traditional inspection of civil infrastructure mostly relies on …

A climbing robot for steel bridge inspection

ST Nguyen, HM La - Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, 2021 - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Artificial intelligence-assisted visual inspection for cultural heritage: State-of-the-art review

M Mishra, PB Lourenço - Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2024 - Elsevier
Applying computer science techniques such as artificial intelligence (AI), deep learning (DL),
and computer vision (CV) on digital image data can help monitor and preserve cultural …

AI-powered shotcrete robot for enhancing structural integrity using ultra-high performance concrete and visual recognition

TH Lin, CT Chang, BH Yang, CC Hung… - Automation in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The integration of the shotcrete system with Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) to
reinforce deficient concrete structures has been recognized as having significant potential …

Automated robotic monitoring and inspection of steel structures and bridges

HM La, TH Dinh, NH Pham, QP Ha, AQ Pham - Robotica, 2019 - cambridge.org
This paper presents visual and 3D structure inspection for steel structures and bridges using
a developed climbing robot. The robot can move freely on a steel surface, carry sensors …

[HTML][HTML] Localisation of a mobile robot for bridge bearing inspection

H Peel, S Luo, AG Cohn, R Fuentes - Automation in Construction, 2018 - Elsevier
Bridge bearings are a critical component of a bridge and require regular visual inspection to
ensure the safe operation of the bridge throughout its life. However, the bearings are often …

Bridge inspection using unmanned aerial vehicle based on HG-SLAM: Hierarchical graph-based SLAM

S Jung, D Choi, S Song, H Myung - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
With the increasing demand for autonomous systems in the field of inspection, the use of
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to replace human labor is becoming more frequent …