A cloud-edge-terminal-based robotic system for airport runway inspection
ISSN: 0143-991x
Article publication date: 9 July 2021
Issue publication date: 16 November 2021
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to present a novel robotic system for airport pavement inspection tasks.
Design/methodology/approach
The cloud-edge-terminal-based distributed architecture is designed for the proposed robotic system. Then, the following three major parts are designed and deployed, respectively: Terminal: the wheeled-robot-based data collection system. Edge: remote monitoring and data analysis system. Cloud: shared database center of the inspection data and knowledge.
Findings
Validation and application results show that the proposed system satisfies the demands of automated airport pavement inspection tasks and saves the cost of manpower and time.
Originality/value
The proposed system provides a novel solution for the full process of airport pavement inspection. Compared with the traditional manual method, the robotic system can guarantee complete coverage and provide high-precision pavement inspection results with less time and labor costs.
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Acknowledgements
This work was partially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China under Grant 2019YFB1310600 and Grant 2019YFB1310605, the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant U2033218 and Sichuan Science and Technology Program (NO: 2020YFG0323).
Citation
Gui, Z., Zhong, X., Wang, Y., Xiao, T., Deng, Y., Yang, H. and Yang, R. (2021), "A cloud-edge-terminal-based robotic system for airport runway inspection", Industrial Robot, Vol. 48 No. 6, pp. 846-855. https://doi.org/10.1108/IR-01-2021-0004
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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