Unmanned Aircraft Systems Impact on Operational Efficiency and Connectivity
Description: The overarching goal of this research project is to help launch an effective unmanned aircraft system (UAS) program at the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT). The research team has already assisted with the development of the SCDOT UAS Policy Statement, and shadowed a bridge inspection team in SCDOT’s District Seven. The team will be providing logistical information to SCDOT about how other state DOTs have set up their programs. It will also conducted experiments testing a state-of-the-practice UAS in collaboration with a SCDOT bridge inspection team. The experiments will evaluate how a UAS can reduce bridge inspection time and cost by providing additional tools to inspectors. This will reduce the cost of design with more current as-built/as-is documentation, and ultimately make our infrastructure safer and better prepared for natural disasters. Intellectual Merit: This study will help enable a UAS to provide real-time infrastructure assessment in a fraction of the time it takes using traditional methods during natural disasters. Broader Impacts: This project will help increase connectivity for field-to-office information flow, improving the safety of our bridge infrastructure and reducing the cost of maintaining it. Technology Transfer Plan: This project will be jointly funded by the SCDOT, ensuring an immediate transfer of technology for field application. The findings will be documented in a report submitted to the SCDOT as well as articles submitted for publication in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Completed
- Funding: $120743
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Contract Numbers:
69A3551747117
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Sponsor Organizations:
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
University Transportation Centers Program
Department of Transportation
Washington, DC United States 20590Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility
Clemson University
Clemson, SC United States 29634Clemson University
110 Lowry Hall
Box 340911
Clemson, SC United States 29634-0911 1600 Harden Street
Columbia, South Carolina United States 29204South Carolina Department of Transportation
955 Park Street
P.O. Box 191
Columbia, SC United States 29202-0191 -
Managing Organizations:
Clemson University
110 Lowry Hall
Box 340911
Clemson, SC United States 29634-0911 -
Project Managers:
Burgett, Joseph
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Performing Organizations:
Clemson University
110 Lowry Hall
Box 340911
Clemson, SC United States 29634-0911South Carolina Department of Transportation
955 Park Street
P.O. Box 191
Columbia, SC United States 29202-0191 1600 Harden Street
Columbia, South Carolina United States 29204 -
Principal Investigators:
Bausman, Dennis
Comert, Gurcan
Burgett, Joseph
- Start Date: 20181201
- Expected Completion Date: 20191231
- Actual Completion Date: 20191213
- USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bridge engineering; Inspection; Safety engineering; Training; Unmanned aircraft systems
- Identifier Terms: South Carolina Department of Transportation
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Education and Training; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01690751
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility
- Contract Numbers: 69A3551747117
- Files: UTC, RIP
- Created Date: Jan 11 2019 3:36PM