A New Trend for Reverse Engineering: Robotized Aerial System for Spatial Information Management

Abstract:

The robotized aerial systems (RAS) are automated systems whose main characteristic is that can be remotely piloted. This property is especially interesting in those reverse engineering works in which the accuracy of the model is not reachable by common aerial or satellite systems, there is a difficult accessibility to the infrastructure due to location and geometry aspects, and the economic resources are limited. This paper aims to show the research, development and application of a RAS that will generate geo-referenced spatial information at low cost, high quality, and high availability.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 152-154)
• Pages: 1785-1790
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.152-154.1785
• Online since: January 2012
• Authors: Jesús Fernández-Hernandez, Diego González-Aguilera, Pablo Rodríguez-Gonzálvez, Juan Mancera-Taboada
• Keywords: Aerial Photogrammetry, Low Cost, Reverse Engineering Case Studies, Robotized Aerial System, UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

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