Precise Photogrammetric Reconstruction Using Model-Based Image Fitting for 3D Beam Deformation Monitoring
Publication: Journal of Surveying Engineering
Volume 139, Issue 3
Abstract
Periodic structural health monitoring of infrastructure systems is important to avoid economic losses and human casualties. Traditionally, deformation monitoring has been done through surveying techniques. Recently, with the increased availability of inexpensive off-the-shelf cameras, photogrammetry has become a viable noncontact alternative for complete three-dimensional reconstruction of the object or surface of interest. This paper aims at combining two methodologies of photogrammetric reconstruction—image-matching-based reconstruction and model-based image fitting—to achieve submillimeter precision for the estimation of both vertical deflections and horizontal displacements. The proposed methodology was tested with data collected using a photogrammetric system at a structures laboratory where a concrete beam was subjected to different loading conditions by a hydraulic actuator. The experimental results showed that the photogrammetric system was capable of monitoring both static and dynamic deformations. The methodology used exhibited a high level of automation and the final results yielded a root-mean-square error (RMSE) of half a millimeter.
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Acknowledgments
This research was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) SGP/Discovery Grant.
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Journal of Surveying Engineering
Volume 139 • Issue 3 • August 2013
Pages: 143 - 155
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Received: Jul 3, 2012
Accepted: Feb 22, 2013
Published online: Jul 15, 2013
Published in print: Aug 1, 2013
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