Automated exterior inspection of an aircraft with a pan-tilt-zoom camera mounted on a mobile robot

Igor Jovančević; Stanislas Larnier; Jean-José Orteu; Thierry Sentenac

doi:10.1117/1.JEI.24.6.061110

30 November 2015 Automated exterior inspection of an aircraft with a pan-tilt-zoom camera mounted on a mobile robot

Igor Jovančević, Stanislas Larnier, Jean-José Orteu, Thierry Sentenac

Author Affiliations +

Journal of Electronic Imaging, Vol. 24, Issue 6, 061110 (November 2015). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JEI.24.6.061110

Abstract

This paper deals with an automated preflight aircraft inspection using a pan-tilt-zoom camera mounted on a mobile robot moving autonomously around the aircraft. The general topic is image processing framework for detection and exterior inspection of different types of items, such as closed or unlatched door, mechanical defect on the engine, the integrity of the empennage, or damage caused by impacts or cracks. The detection step allows to focus on the regions of interest and point the camera toward the item to be checked. It is based on the detection of regular shapes, such as rounded corner rectangles, circles, and ellipses. The inspection task relies on clues, such as uniformity of isolated image regions, convexity of segmented shapes, and periodicity of the image intensity signal. The approach is applied to the inspection of four items of Airbus A320: oxygen bay handle, air-inlet vent, static ports, and fan blades. The results are promising and demonstrate the feasibility of an automated exterior inspection.

Citation Download Citation

Igor Jovančević, Stanislas Larnier, Jean-José Orteu, and Thierry Sentenac "Automated exterior inspection of an aircraft with a pan-tilt-zoom camera mounted on a mobile robot," Journal of Electronic Imaging 24(6), 061110 (30 November 2015). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JEI.24.6.061110

Published: 30 November 2015

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available