Visual pattern recognition supporting defect reporting and condition assessment of wastewater collection systems

Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 160-169

  Guo, W ^a   Soibelman, L ^a   Garrett, J H ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Imaging techniques; Inspection; Monitoring; Pipelines; Robotics; Wastewater management

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC DETECTIONS; COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES; CONDITION ASSESSMENTS; CRITICAL AREAS; INSPECTION IMAGES; LARGE IMAGES; MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES; REGIONS OF INTERESTS; VISUAL DATUM; VISUAL PATTERN RECOGNITION; WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEMS; WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURES; WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER PIPELINES;

ASSET MANAGEMENT; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DATA PROCESSING; DEFECTS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INSPECTION; PIPELINES; ROBOTICS; SANITARY SEWERS; STEEL BRIDGES; WASTEWATER;

PATTERN RECOGNITION SYSTEMS;

EID: 65249176332     PISSN: 08873801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3801(2009)23:3(160)     Document Type: Article

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