A decade of UAV docking stations: A brief overview of mobile and fixed landing platforms

CG Grlj, N Krznar, M Pranjić - Drones, 2022 - mdpi.com
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles have advanced rapidly in the last two decades with the
advances in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology. It is crucial, however, to …

The state of the art of artificial intelligence approaches and new technologies in structural health monitoring of bridges

R Zinno, SS Haghshenas, G Guido, K Rashvand… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The challenges of urban administration are growing, as the population, automobiles, and
cities rise. Making cities smarter is thus one of the most effective solutions to urban issues. A …

An improved probabilistic roadmap planning method for safe indoor flights of unmanned aerial vehicles

Q Jin, Q Hu, P Zhao, S Wang, M Ai - Drones, 2023 - mdpi.com
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been widely used in industry and daily life, where
safety is the primary consideration, resulting in their use in open outdoor environments …

Sensor equipped UAS for non-contact bridge inspections: field application

R Nasimi, F Moreu, GM Fricke - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the future, sensors mounted on uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) will play a critical role in
increasing both the speed and safety of structural inspections. Environmental and safety …

GNSS-assisted low-cost vision-based observation system for deformation monitoring

R Shults, A Ormambekova, Y Medvedskij… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper considers an approach to solve the structure monitoring problem using an
integrated GNSS system and non-metric cameras with QR-coded targets. The system is …

A review on the shape memory alloy, vibration dampers used in UAVs

U Kalita, R Guntu, R Seelam, G Arshiya - AIP Conference Proceedings, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Vibration dampening is a term used in ergonomic, industrial, and electrical applications to
minimize the system's kinetic energy. When vibration is attenuated, energy is delivered to …

Chlorophyll Fluorometer for Intelligent Water Sampling by a Small Uncrewed Aircraft System (sUAS)

CM English, ZB Kitzhaber, KRI Sanim… - Applied …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
We describe a waterproof, lightweight (1.3 kg), low-power (∼ 1.1 W average power)
fluorometer operating on 5 V direct current deployed on a small uncrewed aircraft system …

[HTML][HTML] UAV rapidly-deployable stage sensor with electro-permanent magnet docking mechanism for flood monitoring in undersampled watersheds

C Smith, J Satme, J Martin, ARJ Downey, N Vitzilaios… - HardwareX, 2022 - Elsevier
The availability of historical flood data is vital in recognizing weather-related trends and
outlining necessary precautions for at-risk communities. Flood frequency, magnitude …

Computer vision and image processing in structural health monitoring: Overview of recent applications

C Ferraris, G Amprimo, G Pettiti - Signals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Structural deterioration is a primary long-term concern resulting from material wear and tear,
events, solicitations, and disasters that can progressively compromise the integrity of a …

B-Spline signature responses in structural change detection: method development

BL Gedney, R Naseri, S Al Kharousi… - Structural Health …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Damage detection is perhaps the most critical objective of structural health monitoring.
Proper documentation of the progression of structural damage from onset to failure enables …