A new study unveils a breakthrough approach to detecting fatigue cracks in Orthotropic steel bridge decks (OSDs) using advanced robotics and deep learning. By automating the identification of internal ...
Researchers have created a lightweight, cable-climbing robot equipped with a computer vision system to detect surface defects on bridge stay cables. The system achieved over 92 % detection precision ...
Bridge inspectors from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation have safety inspections procedures that go beyond federal standards, but they don’t always follow their own rules, according to ...