Adaptive wavelet neural network for terrestrial laser scanner-based crack detection

• Published in: Automation in construction Vol. 94; pp. 191 - 202
• Main Authors: Turkan, Yelda, Hong, Jonathan, Laflamme, Simon, Puri, Nisha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.10.2018; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Anomalies; Construction; Cracks; Data compression; Feature extraction; Flaw detection; Fracture mechanics; High resolution; Infrastructure; Neural networks; Representations; Scanners; Sketches; Visual observation; Wavelet analysis

Objective, accurate, and fast assessment of civil infrastructure conditions is critical to timely assess safety risks. Current practices rely on visual observations and manual interpretation of reports and sketches prepared by inspectors in the field, which are labor intensive, subject to personal j...