Automated defect detection for sewer pipeline inspection and condition assessment

Automation in Construction

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 587-596

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

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated defect detection; Condition assessment; Image processing; Inspection; Pattern recognition; Sewer pipeline

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED DEFECT DETECTION; AUTOMATED DETECTION; CHANGE DETECTION; CONDITION ASSESSMENT; CONDITION ASSESSMENTS; CONTINUITY OF SERVICES; CRITICAL ISSUES; DEFECT DETECTION; PIPELINE INSPECTION; RECOGNITION MODELS; SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE; SEWER INSPECTION; SEWER PIPELINE; SEWER PIPELINE INSPECTION; SEWER PIPELINES;

AUTOMATION; CONDITION MONITORING; DEFECTS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEMS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PIPELINE PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PIPELINES; SEWERS; STEEL BRIDGES;

INSPECTION;

EID: 67349235961     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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