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Title:

Transportation Infrastructure Assessment through the Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Cover of Transportation Infrastructure Assessment through the Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Accession Number:

01627770

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

Advances in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology have enabled these tools to become easier to use and afford. In a budget-limited environment, these flexible remote sensing technologies can help address transportation agency needs in operations, maintenance, and asset management while increasing safety and decreasing cost. The ever expanding diversity of types and sizes of UAVs also allows for their application to a variety of transportation needs. This paper will cover UAV applications for traffic monitoring using a blimp, confined space assessment using a micro quadcopter, and bridge deck inspection using a hexacopter to loft a high resolution digital camera and thermal camera. These demonstrations showed that UAV technologies provide many advantages to helping transportation agencies cost-effectively assess, manage, and maintain its resources, providing benefit to staff and the traveling public.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AHD10 Standing Committee on Maintenance and Operations Management.

Monograph Accession #:

01618707

Report/Paper Numbers:

17-05629

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Brooks, Colin
Dobson, Richard
Banach, David
Cook, Steven J

Pagination:

13p

Publication Date:

2017

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2017-1-8 to 2017-1-12
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References

Subject Areas:

Aviation; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2017 Paper #17-05629

Files:

PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 8 2016 12:15PM