Nondestructive evaluation of civil structures and materials using stereo camera measurements

Alfred C. She, Keith D. Hjelmstad, Thomas S. Huang

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Abstract

In this paper we discuss the feasibility of using stereo camera measurements to monitor motion in civil engineering structures; these measurements would be useful for nondestructive evaluation of large scale structures. We use stereo camera information to estimate the locations and translations of specific structural features under various nondestructive loadings. We then combine these measurements with a priori knowledge of structural geometry and topology to estimate structural parameters. We combine system identification techniques with methods for subpixel measurement and reliable feature matching to resolve measured motions. We discuss the issues associated with making these measurements and illustrate the technique on a small physical model of a single tier, two story frame structure. We were able to estimate motions of the model with less than 2.4 percent error.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationConference A
Subtitle of host publicationComputer Vision and Applications
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages708-711
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)081862910X
DOIs
StatePublished - 1992
Externally publishedYes
Event11th IAPR International Conference on Pattern Recognition, IAPR 1992 - The Hague, Netherlands
Duration: Aug 30 1992Sep 3 1992

Publication series

NameProceedings - International Conference on Pattern Recognition
Volume1
ISSN (Print)1051-4651

Other

Other11th IAPR International Conference on Pattern Recognition, IAPR 1992
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityThe Hague
Period8/30/929/3/92

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

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