Development of an Integrated Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Validation Center
This pooled-fund study proposes to develop the standards, protocols, and testing requirements that a given unmanned aerial systems (UAS) must meet and demonstrate for a particular application. As an example, considerations regarding UAS deployment for bridge inspection may include (but are not limited to) the following: (1) Safety in constrained locations where line of site is limited, (2) Imaging system performance in poorly lit environments, (3) Control of the UAS while flying between large steel girders, (4) Adequate resolution of the imaging system for detecting the damage of interest. The objectives of the study are two-fold: Development of the specific criteria a given UAS must meet for each particular application and Determining how to validate that a given UAS meets the required criteria. The current industry is unregulated with regard to establishing the required level of performance for UAS in civil engineering applications. The results of this study will be the development of the performance measures and validation criteria that agencies can use when making decisions about deployment of UAS in the context of civil engineering.
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Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $700000
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Contract Numbers:
TPF-5(387)
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Sponsor Organizations:
California Department of Transportation
1227 O Street
Sacramento, CA United States 95814Georgia Department of Transportation
600 West Peachtree St
Atlanta, GA United States 30308Illinois Department of Transportation
2300 S. Dirksen Parkway
Springfield, IL United States 62764Michigan Department of Transportation
Van Wagoner Building
425 W. Ottawa Street
Lansing, MI United States 48909Minnesota Department of Transportation
Transportation Building
395 John Ireland Boulevard
St Paul, MN United States 55155Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Keystone Building
400 North Street
Harrisburg, PA United States 17120Utah Department of Transportation
4501 South 2700 West
Project Development
Salt Lake City, UT United States 84114-8380Virginia Department of Transportation
1408 E Broad Street
Richmond, VA United States 23219Delaware Department of Transportation
800 S Bay Road
P.O. Box 778
Dover, DE United States 19903 -
Managing Organizations:
Indiana Department of Transportation
1101 State Office Building
Indianapolis, IN United States 46204 -
Project Managers:
Rearick, Anne
- Start Date: 20180901
- Expected Completion Date: 20211201
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bridges; Civil engineering; Drones; Inspection; Performance measurement; Standards; Validation
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01709892
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
- Contract Numbers: TPF-5(387)
- Files: RIP, USDOT, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Jul 1 2019 9:13PM