SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING CRACKS IN TERRAIN SURFACES USING MOBILE LIDAR DATA
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1. A method for automatically generating a quality metric for a specified surface area of a terrain, comprising:
- acquiring mobile LIDAR data defining a geometry of said specified surface area of said terrain, said mobile LIDAR data being acquired by LIDAR equipment disposed on a vehicle traveling along said terrain; and
automatically determining, by at least one electronic circuit communicatively coupled to said LIDAR equipment, a quality metric defining a quality of said specified surface area of said terrain using said mobile LIDAR data.
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Systems (100) and methods (300) for automatically generating a quality metric for a specified surface area of a terrain (104). The methods involve acquiring mobile LIDAR data defining a geometry of the specified surface area of the terrain. The mobile LIDAR data is acquired by LIDAR equipment (106) disposed on a vehicle (102) traveling along the terrain. The methods also involve automatically determining a quality metric defining a quality of the specified surface area of the terrain using the mobile LIDAR data.
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1. A method for automatically generating a quality metric for a specified surface area of a terrain, comprising:
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acquiring mobile LIDAR data defining a geometry of said specified surface area of said terrain, said mobile LIDAR data being acquired by LIDAR equipment disposed on a vehicle traveling along said terrain; and automatically determining, by at least one electronic circuit communicatively coupled to said LIDAR equipment, a quality metric defining a quality of said specified surface area of said terrain using said mobile LIDAR data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system, comprising:
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LIDAR equipment configured to acquire mobile LIDAR data defining a geometry of a specified surface area of a terrain; and at least one electronic circuit communicatively coupled to said LIDAR equipment and configured to automatically determine a quality metric defining a quality of said specified surface area of said terrain using said mobile LIDAR data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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