• A digital information model framework for uas-enabled bridge inspection 

      Achuthan, Kamal; Hay, Nick; Aliyari, Mostafa; Ayele, Yonas Zewdu (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) provide two main functions with regards to bridge inspections: (1) high-quality digital imaging to detect element defects; (2) spatial point cloud data for the reconstruction of 3D asset models. ...
    • Hazards identification and risk assessment for UAV-assisted bridge inspections 

      Aliyari, Mostafa; Ashrafi, Behrooz; Ayele, Yonas Zewdu (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) technology has found its way into several civilian applications in the last 20 years, predominantly due to lower cost and tangible scientific improvements. In its application to structural ...