• DocumentCode
    2340997
  • Title

    Application of Active Scope Camera to forensic investigation of construction accident

  • Author

    Tadokoro, Satoshi ; Murphy, Robin ; Stover, Samuel ; Brack, William ; Konyo, Masashi ; Nishimura, Toshihiko ; Tanimoto, Osachika

  • Author_Institution
    Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    23-25 Nov. 2009
  • Firstpage
    47
  • Lastpage
    50
  • Abstract
    A rescue robot, Active Scope Camera was applied to forensic investigation of collapse of parking building under construction in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. It could enter 7 m deep into the rubble pile through gaps 3 cm wide and gathered image data, shape and direction of cracks, and section surface of concrete flakes, which was the world´s first.
  • Keywords
    accidents; cameras; civil engineering; robot vision; service robots; active scope camera; building construction Accident; building parking; concrete flakes; forensic investigation; image data; rescue robot; rubble pile; Accidents; Cameras; Construction industry; Floors; Robot vision systems; Shape;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Advanced Robotics and its Social Impacts (ARSO), 2009 IEEE Workshop on
  • Conference_Location
    Tokyo
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4393-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4394-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ARSO.2009.5587076
  • Filename
    5587076