Calibration of UAV flight parameters to inspect the deterioration of heritage façades using orthogonal arrays

Heritage façades are relevant to the historical preservation and identity of a city. Their deterioration can cause the devaluation of the urban environment, together with accidents caused by possible detachment of their different elements; therefore, maintaining them is crucial. It is important to h...

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Autores: Pérez-Portugal, Alison, Atencio, Edison, Muñoz-La Rivera, Felipe, Herrera, Rodrigo F.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/429899
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/429899
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su15010232
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Heritage BIM (HBIM)
Sustainability
Taguchi arrays
Heritage building
Façade inspection
Unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAV)
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil
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spelling Calibration of UAV flight parameters to inspect the deterioration of heritage façades using orthogonal arraysPérez-Portugal, AlisonAtencio, EdisonMuñoz-La Rivera, FelipeHerrera, Rodrigo F.Heritage BIM (HBIM)SustainabilityTaguchi arraysHeritage buildingFaçade inspectionUnmanned aircraft vehicles (UAV)Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civilHeritage façades are relevant to the historical preservation and identity of a city. Their deterioration can cause the devaluation of the urban environment, together with accidents caused by possible detachment of their different elements; therefore, maintaining them is crucial. It is important to have early warning systems in place, systems which would indicate potential damage and deterioration of such façades, which can be caused by factors such as humidity, earthquakes, the passage of time, or even people. This is often done through visual inspection; however, visual inspection is often affected by external factors, such as the financing of the on-site inspection and the availability of experts. Unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs) are a practical and economical tool that has facilitated and improved imaging by regulating parameters such as camera angle, capture distance and image overlap, thus allowing improvements in photogrammetry techniques for virtual reconstruction processes. Although the implementation of this technology has been studied in recent years, research has focused primarily on horizontal structures, such as roads. In the case of vertical structures, flight parameters are traditionally defined by trial and error, without any methodological procedure. Therefore, this paper proposes a methodology to calibrate UAV flight parameters to build a photogrammetric 3D model of a vertical structure. This proposal is based on the development of a series of experiments configured through Taguchi orthogonal arrays, which is a method that significantly reduces the number of experiments required. This methodology is applied to a case study of a façade with architectural heritage features. The results obtained offer a flight plan and the optimal parameters to achieve efficiency in the capture of images in an inspection of heritage façades, thus achieving the optimisation of resources and time.Peer ReviewedMDPI20222022-12-2320252025-05-20journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/429899https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su15010232reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/4298992026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Calibration of UAV flight parameters to inspect the deterioration of heritage façades using orthogonal arrays
title Calibration of UAV flight parameters to inspect the deterioration of heritage façades using orthogonal arrays
spellingShingle Calibration of UAV flight parameters to inspect the deterioration of heritage façades using orthogonal arrays
Pérez-Portugal, Alison
Heritage BIM (HBIM)
Sustainability
Taguchi arrays
Heritage building
Façade inspection
Unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAV)
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil
title_short Calibration of UAV flight parameters to inspect the deterioration of heritage façades using orthogonal arrays
title_full Calibration of UAV flight parameters to inspect the deterioration of heritage façades using orthogonal arrays
title_fullStr Calibration of UAV flight parameters to inspect the deterioration of heritage façades using orthogonal arrays
title_full_unstemmed Calibration of UAV flight parameters to inspect the deterioration of heritage façades using orthogonal arrays
title_sort Calibration of UAV flight parameters to inspect the deterioration of heritage façades using orthogonal arrays
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pérez-Portugal, Alison
Atencio, Edison
Muñoz-La Rivera, Felipe
Herrera, Rodrigo F.
author Pérez-Portugal, Alison
author_facet Pérez-Portugal, Alison
Atencio, Edison
Muñoz-La Rivera, Felipe
Herrera, Rodrigo F.
author_role author
author2 Atencio, Edison
Muñoz-La Rivera, Felipe
Herrera, Rodrigo F.
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Heritage BIM (HBIM)
Sustainability
Taguchi arrays
Heritage building
Façade inspection
Unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAV)
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil
topic Heritage BIM (HBIM)
Sustainability
Taguchi arrays
Heritage building
Façade inspection
Unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAV)
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil
description Heritage façades are relevant to the historical preservation and identity of a city. Their deterioration can cause the devaluation of the urban environment, together with accidents caused by possible detachment of their different elements; therefore, maintaining them is crucial. It is important to have early warning systems in place, systems which would indicate potential damage and deterioration of such façades, which can be caused by factors such as humidity, earthquakes, the passage of time, or even people. This is often done through visual inspection; however, visual inspection is often affected by external factors, such as the financing of the on-site inspection and the availability of experts. Unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs) are a practical and economical tool that has facilitated and improved imaging by regulating parameters such as camera angle, capture distance and image overlap, thus allowing improvements in photogrammetry techniques for virtual reconstruction processes. Although the implementation of this technology has been studied in recent years, research has focused primarily on horizontal structures, such as roads. In the case of vertical structures, flight parameters are traditionally defined by trial and error, without any methodological procedure. Therefore, this paper proposes a methodology to calibrate UAV flight parameters to build a photogrammetric 3D model of a vertical structure. This proposal is based on the development of a series of experiments configured through Taguchi orthogonal arrays, which is a method that significantly reduces the number of experiments required. This methodology is applied to a case study of a façade with architectural heritage features. The results obtained offer a flight plan and the optimal parameters to achieve efficiency in the capture of images in an inspection of heritage façades, thus achieving the optimisation of resources and time.
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