A Review on Viewpoints and Path Planning for UAV-Based 3-D Reconstruction

M Maboudi, MR Homaei, S Song… - IEEE Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are widely used platforms to carry data capturing sensors
for various applications. The reason for this success can be found in many aspects: the high …

Multi-UAV coverage path planning for the inspection of large and complex structures

W Jing, D Deng, Y Wu… - 2020 IEEE/RSJ …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a multi-UAV Coverage Path Planning (CPP) framework for the inspection of
large-scale, complex 3D structures. In the proposed sampling-based coverage path …

[HTML][HTML] Automatic and semantically-aware 3D UAV flight planning for image-based 3D reconstruction

T Koch, M Körner, F Fraundorfer - Remote Sensing, 2019 - mdpi.com
Small-scaled unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) emerge as ideal image acquisition platforms
due to their high maneuverability even in complex and tightly built environments. The …

Automatic pose generation for robotic 3-D scanning of mechanical parts

ID Lee, JH Seo, YM Kim, J Choi… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we present an automatic pose generation approach for robotic 3-D scanning
systems designed for the reverse engineering of mechanical parts. 3-D scanning of an …

Coverage path planning using path primitive sampling and primitive coverage graph for visual inspection

W Jing, D Deng, Z Xiao, Y Liu… - 2019 IEEE/RSJ …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Planning the path to gather the surface information of the target objects is crucial to improve
the efficiency of and reduce the overall cost, for visual inspection applications with …

Constrained heterogeneous vehicle path planning for large-area coverage

D Deng, W Jing, Y Fu, Z Huang, J Liu… - 2019 IEEE/RSJ …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There is a strong demand for covering a large area autonomously by multiple UAVs
(Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) supported by a ground vehicle. Limited by UAVs' battery life …

[HTML][HTML] Optimized structural inspection path planning for automated unmanned aerial systems

Y Zhao, B Lu, M Alipour - Automation in Construction, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Automation in Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)-based structural inspections has
gained significant traction given the scale and complexity of infrastructure. A core problem in …

Model-based coverage motion planning for industrial 3D shape inspection applications

W Jing, J Polden, PY Tao, CF Goh… - 2017 13th IEEE …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we propose a novel planning method for the shape inspection applications
with a sensor-equipped industrial manipulator. In the proposed approach, the view planning …

Model-based view planning for building inspection and surveillance using voxel dilation, medial objects, and random-key genetic algorithm

W Jing, K Shimada - Journal of Computational Design and …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Model-based view planning is to find a near-optimal set of viewpoints that cover the
surface of a target geometric model. It has been applied to many building inspection and …

3d reconstruction in noisy agricultural environments: A bayesian optimization perspective for view planning

A Bacharis, KD Polyzos, HJ Nelson… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
3D reconstruction is a fundamental task in robotics that gained attention due to its major
impact in a wide variety of practical settings, including agriculture, underwater, and urban …