Publications / 1992 Proceedings of the 9th ISARC, Tokyo, Japan

A Rebar Detection Robot

Denis A. Chamberlain
Pages 251-260 (1992 Proceedings of the 9th ISARC, Tokyo, Japan, ISSN 2413-5844)
Abstract:

Automation experiments are described which are part of a research programme aimed at the production of an Automated Inspection Facility (AIF) for tall buildings.one of the important tasks for such a facility, the subject of this paper, is rebar detection. The position and orientation sensing requirements of this task, which are similar to those for other inspection tasks, are met using a surface sensing head in conjunction with the rebar locating probe. Using this device, a robot can locate rebars with greater accuracy and speed than a human operator. A suspended vehicle provides good overall access for such a robot in the context of tall buildings.

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