A UAV for bridge inspection: Visual servoing control law with orientation limits

Automation in Construction

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-10

  Metni, Najib ^a   Hamel, Tarek ^b  

^a Lab Central des Ponts et Chaussees   (France)

^b 13S CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Automation; Bridge inspection; Unmanned aerial vehicles; Visual servoing

Indexed keywords

BRIDGES; CAMERAS; COMPUTER VISION; MAINTENANCE; VISUAL SERVOING;

BACKSTEPPING TECHNIQUES; BRIDGE INSPECTION; QUASI-STATIONARY FLIGHTS;

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

EID: 34547699060     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2006.12.010     Document Type: Article

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