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Digital Technology and Mechatronic Systems for the Architectural 3D Metric Survey

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Mechatronics for Cultural Heritage and Civil Engineering

Part of the book series: Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering ((ISCA,volume 92))

Abstract

Over the last decade, we have seen the widespread use of digital survey technologies that have made the three-dimensional (3D) metric survey within reach of all. In the past, lengthy training was needed to use total stations and classical photogrammetry. Today, laser scanning and “new photogrammetry” allow operators with little training to produce 3D models with high spatial density in real time. These systems have therefore made 3D metric survey available to a wide audience of professionals, and have also allowed surveys to be performed with little economic investment in instrumentation. Although this evolution in survey methodologies has certainly brought great benefits, the use of these methods by operators with limited training poses some risk. The proliferation of imprecise processed 3D data, however, constitutes a digital archive of documentation which, by its nature, should be semi-automatically integrated. Issues related to reference systems, scale of representation, accuracy, and related metadata therefore become highly relevant. This paper aims to describe, by means of several case studies, the laser scanner and “new photogrammetry” survey methodologies in light of the aforementioned issues. In addition, the use of “new photogrammetry” in combination with UAV systems will be presented. The integration and miniaturization of positioning systems, attitude measuring systems, and survey instruments (cameras, laser scanners, thermal and multispectral cameras, etc.) allow, by drone flight, the creation of 3D surveys, something that was impossible several years ago without a substantial budget for the use of conventional aircraft.

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  1. DESTEC, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Marco Giorgio Bevilacqua & Alessandro Ariel Terranova

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    Gabriella Caroti & Andrea Piemonte

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Bevilacqua, M.G., Caroti, G., Piemonte, A., Terranova, A.A. (2018). Digital Technology and Mechatronic Systems for the Architectural 3D Metric Survey. In: Ottaviano, E., Pelliccio, A., Gattulli, V. (eds) Mechatronics for Cultural Heritage and Civil Engineering. Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering, vol 92. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68646-2_7

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