A UAV-Based Visual Inspection Method for Rail Surface Defects

Rail surface defects seriously affect the safety of railway systems. At present, human inspection and rail vehicle inspection are the main approaches for the detection of rail surface defects. However, there are many shortcomings to these approaches, such as low efficiency, high cost, and so on. Thi...

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Main Authors: Yunpeng Wu, Yong Qin, Zhipeng Wang, Limin Jia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/8/7/1028