Autonomous drones detect cracks in concrete bridges

A research team at Ruhr University Bochum is developing an autonomous flying drone that detects cracks in concrete bridges. The drone is intended to make costly, labor-intensive bridge inspections more efficient, safer and more affordable. It is being developed by David Müller and Dr. Raphael Dyrska from the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Theory, alongside Patrick Herbers from the Department of Civil Engineering and Dr. Marcel Neuhausen from the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Formal Methods. Rubin, the science magazine of Ruhr University Bochum, reports on the project.