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SUMMARY:From Real to Virtual: Reconstructing and Recognizing the Built Inf
 rastructure for Automating Construction\, Assessment and Maintenance - Dr 
 Ioannis Brilakis
DTSTART:20121019T140000Z
DTEND:20121019T150000Z
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CONTACT:Lorna Everett
DESCRIPTION:According to the UK Royal Academy of Engineering and the US Na
 tional Academy of Engineering\, mapping our existing infrastructure and it
 s condition inexpensively\, and automating construction through computer s
 cience and robotics advancements are two of the engineering grand challeng
 es for this century. This seminar outlines a series of research projects t
 hat help address these challenges based on a common computer vision framew
 ork\; a general approach to creating visual pattern recognition models tha
 t automate the recognition of infrastructure objects based on their visual
  and spatial characteristics. The projects presented create such models to
  a) measure the size of objects\, such as dimensions of roof panels\, for 
 as-built geometric modeling and quantity take-offs\, b) count objects\, su
 ch as bricks\, workers\, and trucks\, for comparing the as-built with the 
 design and measuring sustainability and productivity\, c) spatially track 
 materials\, personnel\, vehicles and equipment to automate project and con
 gestion monitoring and control systems\, and d) detect defects/damage on o
 bjects\, such as cracks\, spalling\, air pockets\, and potholes\, for stru
 ctural damage assessment and maintenance decision making
LOCATION:Engineering Department - **LR5**
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