Assessment of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Pavement Inspections

Valecha, Drishti; Hall, David; Schreuder, Ethan; Menezes, Sheldon; Lawrence, Aaron; Knieriem, Russell

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Assessment of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Pavement Inspections

2023-05-01
By Valecha, Drishti ; Hall, David ; Schreuder, Ethan

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Valecha, Drishti ; Hall, David ; Schreuder, Ethan ; Menezes, Sheldon ; Lawrence, Aaron ; Knieriem, Russell
Corporate Creators:

Woolpert, Inc ; Applied Research Associates
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Airports Safety and Standards
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Publication/ Report Number:

DOT/FAA/TC-23/39
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21949/1528217
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Contracting Officer:

Brynick, Matthew
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
Abstract:

Pavement inspections play an integral role in ensuring airport safety. The FAA Airport Technology Research and Development (ATR) branch performed research to assess the integration of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) into an airport’s Pavement Management Program (PMP). To conduct sUAS-based pavement inspections, the research team tested across five different airports between 2020 and 2022. The objective was to provide a repeatable set of processes and procedures for data collection, analysis, and reporting for sUAS-based pavement inspections. This report presents sUAS data collection parameters, data processing techniques, and data analysis, as well as workflows associated with each inspection. A summary of distresses identifiable via sUAS is also provided.
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692M15-20-T-00034
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67268/dot_67268_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 14.71 MB]
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FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
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urn:sha256:e2d4a712572488c8b50417e7a717d8242bb11384da0508bdf8f3bafc07b3e185

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English

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