Combining unmanned aircraft systems and image processing for wastewater treatment plant asset inspection

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dc.contributor.authorMartínez, Jorge Sancho
dc.contributor.authorBajón Fernández, Yadira
dc.contributor.authorLeinster, Paul
dc.contributor.authorRivas Casado, Monica
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-07T08:14:20Z
dc.date.available2020-05-07T08:14:20Z
dc.date.issued2020-05-05
dc.description.abstractWastewater treatment plants are essential for preserving the water quality of freshwater and marine ecosystems. It is estimated that, in the UK, as much as 11 billion liters of wastewater are treated on a daily basis. Effective and efficient treatment of wastewater requires treatment plants to be maintained in good condition. Recent studies have highlighted the potential of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) and image processing to be used in autonomous and automated monitoring systems. However, the combined use of UASs and image processing for wastewater treatment plant inspections has not yet been tested. This paper presents a novel image processing-UAS framework for the identification of failures in trickling filters and activated sludge facilities. The results show that the proposed framework has an accuracy of 95% in the detection of failures in activated sludge assets, with the accuracy ranging between 55% and 81% for trickling filters. These results are promising and they highlight the potential use of the technology for the inspection of wastewater treatment plantsen_UK
dc.identifier.citationSancho Martinez J, Bajon Fernandez Y, Leinster P, Rivas Casado M. (2020) Combining unmanned aircraft systems and image processing for wastewater treatment plant asset inspection. Remote Sensing, Volume 12, Issue 9, May 2020, Article number 1461en_UK
dc.identifier.issn2072-4292
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/rs12091461
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/15438
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherMDPIen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectsite inspectionen_UK
dc.subjectwastewater treatment plantsen_UK
dc.subjectasset inspectionen_UK
dc.subjectUASsen_UK
dc.subjectunmanned aircraft systemsen_UK
dc.subjectactivated sludgeen_UK
dc.subjecttrickling filtersen_UK
dc.titleCombining unmanned aircraft systems and image processing for wastewater treatment plant asset inspectionen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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