A Quadcopter with Heterogeneous Sensors for Autonomous Bridge Inspection

Continuously monitoring a bridge’s health by sensor technologies has been widely used to maintain the operation of a roadwork while protecting public users’ safety. However, monitoring and inspecting numerous bridges in a state is a labor-intense and costly task. A recent survey (Gastineau et al. 2009) shows that among 25 sensors used in 38 companies, there is no autonomous system capable of inspecting bridges. The authors propose to advance the bridge monitoring technology a step further by developing a quadcopter with heterogeneous sensors, which aims to enable autonomous bridge inspection.

• Record URL:
  http://matc.unl.edu/assets/documents/matcfinal/Yin_AQuadcopterwithHeterogeneousSensorsforAutonomousBridgeInspection.pdf
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• Summary URL:
  http://matc.unl.edu/research/research_projects.php?researchID=436
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  Mid-America Transportation Center

  University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  2200 Vine Street, PO Box 830851
  Lincoln, NE  United States  68583-0851

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

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• Authors:
  • Yin, Zhaozheng
• Publication Date: 2014-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: 17p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Inspection; Rotary wing aircraft; Sensors; Structural health monitoring
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01544528
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 25-1121-0003-197, MATC-MS&T: 197
• Files: UTC, TRIS, RITA, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 24 2014 3:28PM