• Drone-based Bridge Inspection in Harsh Operating Environment: Risks and safeguards 

      Aliyari, Mostafa; Ashrafi, Behrooz; Ayele, Yonas Zewdu (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-06-30)
      The inability to effectively and systematically identify and measure the damage in bridges will lead to an acceleration and dangerous deterioration of the health state of these structures. To repair and replace the aging and damaged bridge infrastructures, and prevent catastrophic bridge collapse, there is an urgent need to develop reliable, innovative, and efficient approaches to the performance ...
    • Hazards identification and risk assessment for UAV– assisted bridge inspections 

      Aliyari, Mostafa; Ashrafi, Behrooz; Ayele, Yonas Zewdu (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-07)
      Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) technology has found its way into several civilian applications in the last 20 years, predominantly due to lower cost and tangible scientific improvements. In its application to structural bridge inspection, UAVs provide two main functions. The first, being the most common, detect damage through visual sensors. The 2 D image data can be used to quickly establish a basic ...