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Mixed Reality for Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight Bridge Inspection Using Robot-Assisted Nondestructive Evaluation (IM-5)

项目名称：	Mixed Reality for Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight Bridge Inspection Using Robot-Assisted Nondestructive Evaluation (IM-5)
摘要：	To improve data consistency, work efficiency, inspector safety, and cost effectiveness during routine inspections, drones have been increasingly used in recent years to support imaging and scanning over the surface of various elements in a bridge for surface condition assessment. Most drones are operated manually within a visual line of sight and unable to inspect river-crossing bridges completely since not all elements can be viewed by a drone operator using a binocular. Even for autonomous drones with collision-avoidance features, physical interaction with a bridge for nondestructive evaluation (NDE) is currently impossible in practice. An alternative solution with robot-assisted remote nondestructive tests in visually blocked areas would be desirable during detailed inspection and condition assessment of bridges. This project aims to develop a mixed reality (MR) interface that can streamline inspection process, analysis, and documentation for seamless data uses from inspection to maintenance in bridge asset management by automating access, visualization, comparison, and assessment, and to apply the MR interface in a beyond visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) ultrasonic measurement for the thickness of steel girders from a climbing robot. Scope of Work in Year 1: (1) Develop a framework of MR-based bridge inspection for BVLOS elements (2) Integrate a NDE device into a climbing robot for remote bridge element inspection, and (3) Evaluate the MR-based inspection for thickness measurement of steel plates and lap-spliced joints to understand automated measurement precision, accuracy, and statistical variation.
状态：	Active
资金：	136749
资助组织：	Inspecting and Preserving Infrastructure through Robotic Exploration University Transportation Center
管理组织：	Inspecting and Preserving Infrastructure through Robotic Exploration University Transportation Center
执行机构：	Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla<==>University of Nevada, Reno<==>Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
主要研究人员：	Chen, Genda
开始时间：	20220701
预计完成日期：	20220630
主题领域：	Bridges and other structures；Data and Information Technology；Highways；Maintenance and Preservation