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Journal
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This paper presents a robotic platform, capable of autonomous tunnel inspection, developed under ROBO-SPECT European union funded research project. The robotic vehicle consists of a robotized production boom lift, a high precision robotic arm, advanced computer vision systems, a 3D laser scanner and an ultrasonic sensor. The autonomous inspection of tunnels requires advanced capabilities of the robotic vehicle and the computer vision sub-system. The robot localization in underground spaces and on long linear paths is a challenging task, as well as the mm accurate positioning of a robotic tip installed on a five-ton crane vehicle. Moreover, the 2D and 3D vision tasks, which support the inspection process, should tackle with poor and variable lighting conditions, low textured lining surfaces and the need for high accuracy. This contribution describes the final robotic …
Publisher: 
Springer Singapore
Publication date: 
1 Mar 2018
Authors: 

Konstantinos Loupos, Anastasios D Doulamis, Christos Stentoumis, Eftychios Protopapadakis, Konstantinos Makantasis, Nikolaos D Doulamis, Angelos Amditis, Philippe Chrobocinski, Juan Victores, Roberto Montero, Elisabeth Menendez, Carlos Balaguer, Rafa Lopez, Miquel Cantero, Roman Navarro, Alberto Roncaglia, Luca Belsito, Stephanos Camarinopoulos, Nikolaos Komodakis, Praveer Singh

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Volume: 2 Issue: 1 Pages: 43-66
Origin: 
International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications