Use of Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (sUAV) for Structural Inspection

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• Creators:
  Bridge, Jennifer
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Florida
• Contributors:
  Kerr, Richard
• Corporate Contributors:
  Florida. Dept. of Transportation. Research Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Drone aircraft
  • Bridge superstructures
  • Bridge decks
  • Bridges
  • Inspection
  • Investigation of structure
  • Drone aircraft
  • Bridge superstructures
  • Bridge decks
  • Bridges
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  BDV31-977-55
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Florida
• Corporate Publisher:
  Florida. Dept. of Transportation. Research Center
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-Bridges and Structures
• Abstract:
  Traffic structures in Florida must be inspected regularly, every 2 years for bridges and every 5 years for high mast light poles. Bridges that are difficult to access, such as the Dames Point Bridge in Jacksonville or the Sunshine Skyway over Tampa Bay, often require special bridge inspection vehicles that have extension arms to position the inspector under the bridge but also require lane closures. High mast light-poles are visually inspected with binoculars. University of Florida researchers demonstrated the use of small unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, for structural inspection of bridges and high mast light poles.
• Content Notes:
  This is the research brief synopsis. The full report may be available under Project Number BDV31-977-55.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/36598/dot_36598_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 155.15 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:028d94dcc924c01671ef45446f0c9aa4c88266db43e7a550cff32dca4cd3419a