Autonomous robotic system for high-efficiency non-destructive bridge deck inspection and evaluation

• Published in: 2013 IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE) pp. 1053 - 1058
• Main Authors: La, Hung M., Lim, Ronny S., Basily, Basily, Gucunski, Nenad, Jingang Yi, Maher, Ali, Romero, Francisco A., Parvardeh, Hooman
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.08.2013
• Subjects: Bridges; Global Positioning System; Robot kinematics; Robot sensing systems

Bridges are one of the critical civil infrastructure for safety of traveling public. The conditions of bridges deteriorate with time as a result of material aging, excessive loading, and inadequate maintenance, etc. In this paper, the development of an autonomous robotic system is presented for high...