Tactile sensor system and method for inspecting the condition of a structure
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1. A computer-implemented method of inspecting a structure, the method comprising:
- deploying one or more three-dimensional (3D) contact scanners to scan a structure, wherein the one or more 3D contact scanners are communicatively connected to a memory;
detecting 3D information about the structure by implementing a tactile sensor system of the one or more 3D contact scanners across a surface of at least part of the structure, the tactile sensor system including at least one tactile sensor, the at least one tactile sensor including one or more of a pinscreen stamp having a plurality of pins, a roller device having a plurality of disks, or a whisker device having one or more of at least one whisker and a piezoelectric sensor, wherein implementing the tactile sensor system includes;
one or more of moving, rolling or dragging the at least one tactile sensor on a physical surface of at least part of the structure; and
measuring one or more of;
(1) resistance to pressure being applied to at least one point of a plurality of points on the surface of at least part of the structure via the at least one tactile sensor;
or (2) a depth of at least one point of the plurality of points on the surface of the at least part of the structure via the at least one tactile sensor;
generating, at the one or more 3D contact scanners, a plurality of 3D data points, wherein at least one point of the plurality of 3D data points corresponds to at least one point of the plurality of points on the surface of the structure detected by the at least one tactile sensor; and
causing a processor communicatively connected to the memory to generate an estimation of the condition of the structure based on the plurality of 3D data points.
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Abstract
In a computer-implemented method and system for capturing the condition of a structure, the structure is scanned with a three-dimensional (3D) scanner. The 3D contact scanner includes a tactile sensor system having at least one tactile sensor for generating 3D data points based on tactile feedback resulting from physical contact with at least part of the structure. A 3D model is constructed from the 3D data and is then analyzed to determine the condition of the structure.
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1. A computer-implemented method of inspecting a structure, the method comprising:
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deploying one or more three-dimensional (3D) contact scanners to scan a structure, wherein the one or more 3D contact scanners are communicatively connected to a memory; detecting 3D information about the structure by implementing a tactile sensor system of the one or more 3D contact scanners across a surface of at least part of the structure, the tactile sensor system including at least one tactile sensor, the at least one tactile sensor including one or more of a pinscreen stamp having a plurality of pins, a roller device having a plurality of disks, or a whisker device having one or more of at least one whisker and a piezoelectric sensor, wherein implementing the tactile sensor system includes; one or more of moving, rolling or dragging the at least one tactile sensor on a physical surface of at least part of the structure; and measuring one or more of;
(1) resistance to pressure being applied to at least one point of a plurality of points on the surface of at least part of the structure via the at least one tactile sensor;
or (2) a depth of at least one point of the plurality of points on the surface of the at least part of the structure via the at least one tactile sensor;generating, at the one or more 3D contact scanners, a plurality of 3D data points, wherein at least one point of the plurality of 3D data points corresponds to at least one point of the plurality of points on the surface of the structure detected by the at least one tactile sensor; and causing a processor communicatively connected to the memory to generate an estimation of the condition of the structure based on the plurality of 3D data points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A property inspection system for determining the condition of a physical structure, the property inspection system comprising:
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one or more 3D contact scanners adapted to scan a surface of a structure; at least one tactile sensor system coupled to the one or more 3D contact scanners, the tactile sensor system including at least one tactile sensor having one or more of a pinscreen stamp, a roller device having a plurality of discs, or a whisker device having one or more of at least one whisker or a piezoelectric sensor, wherein the at least one tactile sensor is adapted to detect 3D information about the surface of the structure by;
(1) one or more of moving, rolling, or dragging the at least one sensor of the tactile sensor system on a physical surface of the structure; and
(2) measuring one or more of;
(a) resistance to pressure being applied to at least one point of a plurality of points on the surface of the structure;
or (b) a depth of the at least one point of the plurality of points on the surface of the structure;one or more processors for generating 3D data points corresponding to the 3D information detected by the tactile sensor system; a memory, communicatively coupled to the one or more 3D contact scanners, for storing the 3D data points generated by the one or more processors and the 3D information detected by the at least one tactile sensor; and a network interface, communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, for transmitting the 3D data points to a data analysis system for estimating the condition of the structure. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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