
Smart City Infrastructure
University
Course
VVC
Sponsor
United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), National Academies of Science (NAS) National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), National Science Foundation
Goals
To develop smart city infrastructure health condition monitoring, detection and diagnosis with the use of emerging technologies (e.g. smart phones, 2D imaging, 3D laser, LiDAR, UAV, GPS/GIS, crowdsourcing, voice recognition, etc.) with artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, pattern recognition, signal processing, and multi-source/scale/frequency/resolution data fusion, and spatial-temporal analyses for innovatively providing smart location-based services. To identify roadway asset deficiencies, such as potholes, cracking, etc., and dangerous roadway spots/sections that require safety improvement, etc. To cost-effectively and sustainably preserve and manage the infrastructure assets (pavements, signs, etc.) at the right time, right location, and right method by analysis of multiple sensors at multiple scales.
Issues
Big data analysis, including multi-source/scale/frequency/resolution data fusion and spatial-temporal data analysis for infrastructure health condition monitoring, detection and diagnosis, Study of fundamental characteristics of different sensing data, including smart phone accelerometer data, 3D laser, mobile LiDAR, GPS/IMU, etc.; Innovative integration of hardware, algorithms, and procedures to develop innovative solutions (e.g. mobile applications/tools); Real-world and real-time infrastructure behavior study of its health condition and deterioration behavior in support of smart and resilient cities development.
Tools and Methods
Smart phones/tablet PC
Cloud Computing
Parallel Computing
Image/Signal Processing
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Spatial Analysis
Non-Destructive Testing
Desired Majors
Electrical Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Sponsor
United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), National Academies of Science (NAS) National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), National Science Foundation