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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ARSO.2009.5587076
