SBIR Phase I: The Development of a Cost-Effective LIDAR-Based System for Geo-Infrastructure Monitoring and Management

SBIR 第一阶段：开发经济高效的基于激光雷达的地理基础设施监测和管理系统

• 批准号: 0945294
• 负责人: Donald Kraemer
• 金额: $ 14.3万
• 依托单位: SPLIT ENGINEERING LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-01-01 至 2010-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0945294&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Development; Cost; Effective

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project involves the development of a system for monitoring the structural integrity of highway slopes, dam foundations, and other soil and rock exposures associated with the US infrastructure. The monitoring system will integrate state-of-the-art 3D imaging hardware, 3D point-cloud processing software and wireless communication. The system will be based around a cost-effective LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensor, as well as the development of LIDAR point-cloud processing software. The LIDAR sensor allows continuous high-resolution 3D monitoring of rock and soil exposures from a distance. Fully automated change-detection software will be developed to pinpoint unstable areas, providing critical information on ground movement before, during and after instabilitiesoccur. Wireless communication allows for continuous reporting and the issuing of warnings. The system will be cost-effective, allowing widespread use of the technology for monitoring the US geo-infrastructure, as well as other potential applications in mineral and material operations, construction, hazardous waste facilities and heritage sites. There are many challenging aspects that will advance knowledge and understanding ? deciphering change-detection information to determine ground movement, determining what is precursory activity to instabilities and issuing warnings, developing a compact, cost-effective system.The broader impact/commercial potential of this project include societal benefits related to increased safety, both the safety of workers, and the safety of those that use and are impacted by the infrastructure, such as highway drivers, rail passengers, and people living below dams. Theoutcome of the proposed work is a marketable product that has significant commercial potential and would be purchased by government agencies and companies worldwide. The automatic, realtime processing of point cloud data in the field to assess rock and soil ground instability is an innovation that has many competitive advantages. By being cost-effective, the commercialproduct would encourage the widespread use of modern monitoring technologies. Competing technologies, because of their high cost, are limited to special sites such as mining operations. The proposed new technology has applications in other disciplines, including mining, civil construction, manufacturing, and forestry. The proposed monitoring system is collecting valuableinformation on rock and soil deformation and failure that is of great interest to Universities worldwide. By continually monitoring potentially unstable rock and soil exposures, new discoveries and insights are likely to occur. The proposed system could be expanded in the future to include other kinds of sensors.

该小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目涉及开发一个系统，用于监测公路边坡、大坝基础以及与美国基础设施相关的其他土壤和岩石暴露的结构完整性。该监测系统将集成最先进的3D成像硬件、3D点云处理软件和无线通信。该系统将基于具有成本效益的LIDAR（光探测和测距）传感器，以及LIDAR点云处理软件的开发。LIDAR传感器允许从远处连续高分辨率3D监测岩石和土壤暴露。将开发全自动变化探测软件，以查明不稳定地区，提供不稳定发生之前、期间和之后地面移动的关键信息。无线通信允许连续报告和发布警告。该系统将具有成本效益，允许广泛使用该技术来监测美国的地理基础设施，以及在矿物和材料作业、建筑、危险废物设施和遗产地的其他潜在应用。有许多具有挑战性的方面，将促进知识和理解？破译变化检测信息以确定地面运动，确定什么是对不稳定性的偶然活动并发出警告，开发一个紧凑的、具有成本效益的系统。该项目更广泛的影响/商业潜力包括与增加安全性有关的社会效益，包括工人的安全，以及使用基础设施和受基础设施影响的人的安全，如高速公路司机、铁路乘客，以及住在大坝下面的人们拟议工作的成果是一种具有巨大商业潜力的适销产品，将被世界各地的政府机构和公司购买。现场点云数据的自动、实时处理是一项创新，具有许多竞争优势。由于具有成本效益，这种商业产品将鼓励广泛使用现代监测技术。相互竞争的技术由于成本高，仅限于采矿作业等特殊场所。拟议中的新技术在其他学科中也有应用，包括采矿、民用建筑、制造业和林业。建议的监测系统正在收集有价值的信息，岩石和土壤的变形和破坏，是非常感兴趣的大学世界各地。通过持续监测潜在的不稳定岩石和土壤暴露，可能会出现新的发现和见解。该系统将来可以扩展到包括其他类型的传感器。