Detection of large-scale concrete columns for automated bridge inspection

Automation in Construction

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1047-1055

  Zhu, Z ^a   German, S ^a   Brilakis, I ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Automatic identification systems; Bridge inspection; Concrete columns; Images; Information technology

Indexed keywords

AFFINE TRANSFORMATIONS; AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM; BRIDGE COLUMNS; BRIDGE INSPECTION; CONCRETE COLUMN; CONCRETE COLUMNS; CONDITION ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS; FEATURE DETECTION AND MATCHING; IMAGE STITCHING; IMAGES; LARGE-SCALE BRIDGES; NOVEL METHODS; SINGLE IMAGES; STATE DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATIONS; TEST RESULTS; TIME FRAME;

AUTOMATION; BLENDING; BRIDGES; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INSPECTION; TURNAROUND TIME;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

EID: 78149280952     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2010.07.016     Document Type: Article

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