Topic

2025

Journal article · UAV, BIM, Buildings

Automated UAV Image-to-BIM Registration for Planar and Curved Building Façades using Structure from Motion and 3D Surface Unwrapping

Zhang, C., Zou, Y.*, Wang, F., Dimyadi, J.

Automation in Construction, 174, 106148

2024

Journal article · UAV, Bridges

Rapid In-flight Image Quality Check for UAV-enabled Bridge Inspection

Wang, F., Chen, X.Y., Zou, Y.*, Zhang, C., Castillo, E.D.R., Lim, J.B.P., Hou, L.

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 212, 230–250

Conference paper · UAV, Thermography, Buildings

UAV Thermography for Building Energy Audit: Comparing Image Acquisition Strategies

Zhang, C., Zou, Y.*, Dimyadi, J., Gonzalez, V.

41st International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC), Lille, France

2023

Journal article · UAV, BIM, Buildings

Automated UAV Image-to-BIM Registration for Building Façade Inspection using Improved Generalised Hough Transform

Zhang, C., Wang, F., Zou, Y.*, Dimyadi, J., Guo, B.H.W., Hou, L.

Automation in Construction, 153, 104957

Journal article · UAV, BIM, Thermography, Buildings

Thermal-textured BIM Generation for Building Energy Audit with UAV Image Fusion and Histogram-based Enhancement

Zhang, C., Zou, Y.*, Dimyadi, J., Chang, R.D.

Energy and Buildings, 113710

Journal article · UAV, Bridges

UAV Navigation in Large-scale GPS-denied Bridge Environments using Fiducial Marker-corrected Stereo Visual-inertial Localisation

Wang, F., Zou, Y.*, Zhang, C., Buzzatto, J.P.S., Castillo, E.D.R., Liarokapis, M., Lim, J.B.P.

Automation in Construction, 156, 105139

2022

Journal article · UAV, Bridges

Towards Fully Automated Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-enabled Bridge Inspection: Where Are We At?

Zhang, C., Zou, Y.*, Feng, W., Castillo, E.D.R., Dimyadi, J., Chen, L.

Construction and Building Materials, 347, 128543

Journal article · UAV, Computer vision, Bridges

Complex Image Background Segmentation for Cable Force Estimation of Urban Bridges with Drone-captured Video and Deep Learning

Zhang, C., Tian, Y.D., Zhang, J.*

Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 29(4), e2910

Conference paper · UAV, BIM, BuildingsBest Paper Award

Integrating UAV and BIM for Automated Building Visual Inspection: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework

Zhang, C., Zou, Y.*, Dimyadi, J.

CIB World Building Congress 2022, Melbourne, Australia

2021

Journal article · Computer vision, Bridges

Vision-based Tire Deformation and Vehicle-bridge Contact Force Measurement

Zhang, C., Zhao, W.J., Wang, W., Zhang, J.*

Measurement, 183, 109792

Journal article · UAV, Computer vision, Bridges

Noncontact Cable Force Estimation with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Computer Vision

Tian, Y.D., Zhang, C., Jiang, S., Zhang, J.*, Duan, W.

Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 36(1), 73–88

Conference paper · BIM, Buildings

A Systematic Review of Automated BIM Reconstruction for Existing Buildings

Zhang, C., Zou, Y.*, Dimyadi, J.

38th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC), Dubai, UAE, 220–226

2020

Journal article · Bridges

Continuous Measurement of Tire Deformation using Long-gauge Strain Sensors

Zhao, W.J., Zhang, C., Zhang, J.*

Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 142, 106782

Patents

2020

Cable Force Estimation Method under Complex Background based on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Deep Learning

Zhang, J., Zhang, C., Tian, Y.D. · China patent ZL-2020-1 0031878.7

2019

Vertical Tire Force Identification Method based on Multiple Sensor Data Fusion

Zhang, J., Zhang, C., Zhao, W.J., Xie, Z.P. · China patent ZL-2019-1 0065656.0

2019

Noncontact Cable Force Estimation Method and System based on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Zhang, J., Zhang, C., Tian, Y.D. · China patent ZL-2019-1 1028067.5

2018

Intelligent Tire Monitoring Method and System based on Long-gauge Optical Fiber Sensing

Zhang, J., Zhang, C., Zhao, W.J. · China patent ZL-2018-1 1194065.9

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