“It’s collecting a series of images, and the second part is actually stitching these images to gather and recreate what you call a digital twin,” says Anil Nanduri, general manager of Intel’s drone group. US technology firm Intel partnered with transportation officials to inspect two bridges using drones. By capturing high resolution images of the structures, and then stitching them together to create a virtual map, the teams were able to carry out drone-based inspections of both Minneapolis' Stone Arch Bridge and Daniel Carter Beard Bridge on the Ohio-Kentucky border without shutting down traffic. The drones are being used by the Minnesota Department of Transportation as part of its pilot program for autonomous vehicles in Minnesota.
US technology firm Intel partnered with transportation officials to inspect two bridges using drones. By capturing high resolution images of the structures, and then stitching them together to create a virtual map, the teams were able to carry out drone-based inspections of both Minneapolis' Stone Arch Bridge and Daniel Carter Beard Bridge on the Ohio-Kentucky border without shutting down traffic. The drones are being used by the Minnesota Department of Transportation as part of its pilot program for autonomous vehicles in Minnesota.