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Mobile scanning system for the fast digitization of existing roadways and structures

Brad Grinstead (Imaging, Robotics, and Intelligent Systems Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA)
Sreenivas Sukumar (Imaging, Robotics, and Intelligent Systems Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA)
David Page (Imaging, Robotics, and Intelligent Systems Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA)
Andreas Koschan (Imaging, Robotics, and Intelligent Systems Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA)
David Gorsich (US Army RDECOM Tank‐Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, Warren, Michigan, USA)
Mongi A. Abidi (Imaging, Robotics and Intelligent Systems Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA)

Sensor Review

ISSN: 0260-2288

Article publication date: 1 October 2006

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Abstract

Purpose

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To present a Mobile Scanning System for digitizing three‐dimensional (3D) models of real‐world terrain.

Design/methodology/approach

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A combination of sensors (video, laser range, positioning, orientation) is placed on a mobile platform, which moves past the scene to be digitized. Data fusion from the sensors is performed to construct an accurate 3D model of the target environment.

Findings

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The developed system can acquire accurate models of real‐world environments in real time, at resolutions suitable for a variety of tasks.

Originality/value

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Treating the individual subsystems of the mobile scanning system independently yields a robust system that can be easily reconfigured on the fly for a variety of scanning scenarios.

Keywords

Citation

Grinstead, B., Sukumar, S., Page, D., Koschan, A., Gorsich, D. and Abidi, M.A. (2006), "Mobile scanning system for the fast digitization of existing roadways and structures", Sensor Review, Vol. 26 No. 4, pp. 283-289. https://doi.org/10.1108/02602280610691999

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2006, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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