TY - GEN
T1 - Infrastructure for 3D model reconstruction of marine structures
AU - Kurniawati, Hanna
AU - Schulmeister, James C.
AU - Bandyopadhyay, Tirthankar
AU - Papadopoulos, Georgios
AU - Hover, Franz S.
AU - Patrikalakis, Nicholas M.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - 3D model reconstruction of marine structures, such as dams, oil-rigs, and sea caves, is both important and challenging. An important application includes structural inspection. Manual inspection of marine structures is tedious and even a small oversight can have severe consequences for the structure and the people around it. A robotic system that can construct 3D models of marine structures would hopefully reduce the chances of oversight, and hence improve the safety of marine environment. Due to the water currents and wakes, developing a robotic system to construct 3D models of marine structures is a challenge, as it is difficult for a robot to reach the desired scan configurations and take a scan of the environment while remaining stationary. This paper presents our preliminary work in developing a robotic and software system for construction of 3D models of marine structures. We have successfully tested our system in a sea water environment in the Singapore Straits.
AB - 3D model reconstruction of marine structures, such as dams, oil-rigs, and sea caves, is both important and challenging. An important application includes structural inspection. Manual inspection of marine structures is tedious and even a small oversight can have severe consequences for the structure and the people around it. A robotic system that can construct 3D models of marine structures would hopefully reduce the chances of oversight, and hence improve the safety of marine environment. Due to the water currents and wakes, developing a robotic system to construct 3D models of marine structures is a challenge, as it is difficult for a robot to reach the desired scan configurations and take a scan of the environment while remaining stationary. This paper presents our preliminary work in developing a robotic and software system for construction of 3D models of marine structures. We have successfully tested our system in a sea water environment in the Singapore Straits.
KW - 3D mapping
KW - Inspection of marine structures
KW - Marine robotics
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:80052743656
SN - 9781880653968
T3 - Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference
SP - 359
EP - 364
BT - Proceedings of the 21st (2011) International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE-2011
T2 - 21st International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE-2011
Y2 - 19 June 2011 through 24 June 2011
ER -