Good afternoon,
We recently published a paper using VR that might be of interest:
(2019) Use of gaming technology to bring bridge inspection to the office, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, DOI: 10.1080/15732479.2019.1615962
This paper proposes a novel method for bridge inspection that essentially digitises bridges using Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) so that they can be later inspected in a virtual reality (VR) environment. The work uses conventional terrestrial LIDAR together with affordable VR hardware and freely available software development kits originally intended for authoring computer games. The resulting VR app is evaluated for a case study involving a typical masonry bridge, comparing the proposed technique with traditional inspection methods. The new approach promises to be highly effective in terms of interpretation of results, accessibility to critical areas and safety of inspectors. The work represents an important step towards the creation of digital twins of important assets in the built environment. Recent bridge collapse incidents have affected local economies, traffic congestion, and in some extreme cases led to a loss of life. The work is timely as law making agencies are paying greater attention to structural rehabilitation. This paper will be of particular interest to bridge engineers, construction professionals and law makers and could lead to future revisions of bridge inspection processes and standards
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15732479.2019.1615962
Best regards
Lee
To who concern,
I am currently a Mechanical & Maintenance Engineering PhD candidate in the University of Manchester. My research is focused on measurement technique in condition monitoring for machinery maintenance. My project is “Using an Optical Sensor to Measure the Instantaneous Rotating Speed of Machinery as Non-Contact Measurement”.
Instantaneous angular speed (IAS) has been more and more popular to be investigated in condition monitoring of machinery, such as diesel engines, pumps, electrical motors, and compressors.
A laser optical mouse, which is usually used as a computer peripheral device, has been investigated to be a monitoring device employed in non-contact measurement of IAS. Compared with the conventional contact measurements of IAS, non-contact measurement of IAS using a laser mouse is low cost, wireless transmission, real-time analysis, easy installation, easy operation and easy extension.
Now I am looking for some engineering suggestions and further cooperation. My supervisor and I are confident that you will be very satisfied with the new invention that we offer. If you are interested, we will deliver more information which will facilitate you understand the most of our investigation. If you have questions or/and suggestions, please contact us. If you would like to look for further cooperation, we will be happy to make a time to have a discussion with you on the further investigation that will help you achieve your new goals. Again, thank you for concerning.
Sincerely,
Mr. Shengke Zhi PhD BSc
3rd Aug 2007