Goals
To develop smart city infrastructure health and safety condition monitoring, assessment, and diagnosis with the use of emerging sensor technologies (e.g. smart phones, 2D imaging, 3D laser scanning, 3D LiDAR, 3D printing, UAV, GPS, Telematics, CV/AV, etc.) with machine learning, computer vision, artificial intelligence, pattern recognition, signal processing, multi-source/scale/frequency/resolution data fusion, crowdsourcing, data analytics, and GIS spatial-temporal analyses for innovatively providing smart location-based services and mapping and data analytics, and forecasting & optimization.
1) Dynamic mapping and forecasting of transportation infrastructure health and safety condition for smart maintenance. To identify roadway asset deficiencies, such as potholes, cracking, and dangerous roadway spots/sections that require safety improvement, etc. Predictive and proactive safety analysis and safety improvement.
2) 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 Involved or Addressed
- Big data analytics, including multi-source/scale/frequency/resolution data fusion and GIS spatial-temporal data analysis for infrastructure health and safety condition monitoring, assessment, and diagnosis;
- Study of fundamental characteristics of different sensing data, including smart phone accelerometer data, 3D laser scanning , 3D printing, mobile LiDAR, GPS/Inertia Measurement Unit (IMU), etc.;
- Innovative integration of sensor hardware, algorithms, and procedures to develop innovative solutions (e.g. mobile applications/tools);
- Real-world and real-time infrastructure behavior study of its health & safety condition and deterioration behavior in support of smart and resilient cities development.
Methods and Technologies
Academic Majors of Interest
- Computing›Computational Media
- Computing›Computer Science
- Design›City and Regional Planning
- Design›Geographic Information Science and Technology
- Engineering›Civil Engineering
- Engineering›Computer Engineering
- Engineering›Electrical Engineering
- Engineering›Environmental Engineering
- Engineering›Industrial Engineering
- Engineering›Mechanical Engineering
- Online Masters›Analytics synchronous
- Online Masters›Computer Science synchronous
- Other
Preferred Interests and Preparation
ECE, CS, ME - Background/interest in mobile computing, Android/iOS development, cloud computing, database development (smart services development). Background/interest image processing, computer vision, pattern recognition, GPS/GIS (intelligence service development).
CEE, ISyE - Transportation asset management, pavement management, roadway safety
To ensure deep enough engagement, OMSCS students are asked to participate for 2 to 3 credit hours.
Meeting Schedule & Location
Team Advisors
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Electrical and Computer Engineering