Traffic Disruption-Free Bridge Inspection Initiative with Robotic Systems

The goals of this pooled-fund initiative are to engage closely with several state departments of transportation (DOTs) in the early stage of technology development at the INSPIRE University Transportation Center, and leverage the center resources to develop case studies, protocols, and guidelines that can be adopted by state DOTs for bridge inspection without adversely impacting traffic. The initiative involves the integration, field demonstration and documentation of a robotic system of structural crawlers, UAVs, NDE devices, sensors, and data analytics. Depending on the interest of participating DOTs, the objectives of this initiative include, but are not limited to: (1) Development of inspection protocols for various types of bridges with the robotic system integrated into current practice. (2) Comparison and correlation of bridge deck inspections from above and underneath decks to understand the reliability of traffic disruption-free bridge inspection from underneath. (3) Design and technical guidelines of measurement devices on a robotic platform for the detection of surface and internal damage/deterioration in structural members, and for the change in lateral support of foundations. (4) Data fusion and analytics of measurements taken from various imaging and sensing systems for consistency and reliability.

• Record URL:
  http://www.pooledfund.org/Details/Study/648

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $725000
• Contract Numbers:

  TPF-5(395)

  TR202004

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Virginia Department of Transportation

  1408 E Broad Street
  Richmond, VA  United States  23219

  New York State Department of Transportation

  50 Wolf Road
  Albany, NY  United States  12232

  Missouri Department of Transportation

  1617 Missouri Blvd.
  P.O. Box 270
  Jefferson City, MO  United States  65102

  Texas Department of Transportation

  125 E. 11th Street
  Austin, TX  United States  78701-2483

  California Department of Transportation

  1227 O Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95814

  Georgia Department of Transportation

  600 West Peachtree St
  Atlanta, GA  United States  30308

  Wisconsin Department of Transportation

  PO Box 7910
  4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Room 104
  Madison, WI  United States  53707-7910
• Managing Organizations:

  Missouri Department of Transportation

  1617 Missouri Boulevard
  P.O. Box 270
  Jefferson City, MO  United States  65102
• Project Managers:

  Harper, Jennifer

• Performing Organizations:

  Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla

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

  Chen, Genda

• Start Date: 20190801
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20250731

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge decks; Bridges; Data fusion; Drones; Guidelines; Inspection; Nondestructive tests; Robots; Sensors; State departments of transportation; Technological innovations
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Data and Information Technology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01709899
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Contract Numbers: TPF-5(395), TR202004
• Files: RIP, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 1 2019 9:56PM