IMPROVING THE METROLOGICAL PERFORMANCE OF OPTICAL CRACK SIZE MEASUREMENTS IN HIGH-RISE CONCRETE BUILDINGS USING DRONES
This report develops non-contact optical methods for measuring concrete small-sized cracks (less than 3 mm) for remote diagnostics of hard-to-reach building surfaces using unmanned aerial vehicles. The drone's high-resolution digital camera captures remote close-up photography of the concrete surface under high light intensity levels. A special contact landing module made it possible to record the distance between the camera and the concrete surface being photographed. This made it possible to achieve laboratory shooting conditions and increased the accuracy of measurements.