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Sensor Equipped Uas For Non-Contact Bridge Inspections: Field Application, Roya Nasimi, Fernando Moreu, G. Matthew Fricke
Sensor Equipped Uas For Non-Contact Bridge Inspections: Field Application, Roya Nasimi, Fernando Moreu, G. Matthew Fricke
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering: Faculty Publications
In the future, sensors mounted on uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) will play a critical role in increasing both the speed and safety of structural inspections. Environmental and safety concerns make structural inspections and maintenance challenging when conducted using traditional methods, especially for large structures. The methods developed and tested in the laboratory need to be tested in the field on real-size structures to identify their potential for full implementation. This paper presents results from a full-scale field implementation of a novel sensor equipped with UAS to measure non-contact transverse displacement from a pedestrian bridge. To this end, the authors modified …