International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure 2019
Investigating Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for Vertical Structural Inspection and Analysis
Publication: International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure 2019: Leading Resilient Communities through the 21st Century
ABSTRACT
The cost of inspecting and monitoring vertical structures is increasing and is still a very high-risk process when using current methods such as scaffolding and tie wires that are sometimes hundreds of feet high. Using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) may help reduce these costs and risks, as well as improve the quality of structural inspection and monitoring. This paper focuses on researching the capabilities of two different UAVs for investigating, inspecting, and analyzing vertical structures. The research highlights the capabilities of the UAVs, ranging from the physical geometry process, including height, proximity to the structure, latitude, longitude, and flying modes, to the image-capturing process, including camera, sensors, gimbals, and payload. Also, Optar AI V1.0 computer software was used to examine detailed crack configurations found in the captured visual data and to analyze structural stresses through the software’s visual analyzer to determine whether there is a need for further inspection.
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International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure 2019: Leading Resilient Communities through the 21st Century
Pages: 193 - 204
Editors: Mikhail V. Chester, Ph.D., Arizona State University, and Mark Norton, Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8265-0
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© 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Nov 4, 2019
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