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 project will advance the bridge monitoring technology a step further by developing a quadcopter with heterogeneous sensors, which aims to enable the autonomous bridge inspection.

• Record URL:
  http://matc.unl.edu/research/research_projects.php?researchID=436

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $26338.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTRT12-G-UTC07

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  University Transportation Centers Program
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Performing Organizations:

  Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla

  Department of Engineering
  202 University Center
  Rolla, MO    65409
• Principal Investigators:

  Yin, Zhaozheng

• Start Date: 20120815
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20131231
• Source Data: RiP Project 33552

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Inspection; Intelligent agents; Sensors; Structural health monitoring
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Data and Information Technology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01483118
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Mid-America Transportation Center
• Contract Numbers: DTRT12-G-UTC07
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Jun 5 2013 1:01AM