A method to interpret fracture aperture of rock slope using adaptive shape and unmanned aerial vehicle multi-angle nap-of-the-object photogrammetry

The aperture of natural rock fractures significantly affects the deformation and strength properties of rock masses,as well as the hydrodynamic properties of fractured rock masses.The conventional measurement methods are inadequate for collecting data on high-steep rock slopes in complex mountainous regions.This study establishes a high-resolution three-dimensional model of a rock slope using unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)multi-angle nap-of-the-object photogrammetry to obtain edge feature points of fractures.Fracture opening morphology is characterized using coordinate projection and transformation.Fracture central axis is determined using vertical measuring lines,allowing for the interpretation of aperture of adaptive fracture shape.The feasibility and reliability of the new method are verified at a construction site of a railway in southeast Tibet,China.The study shows that the fracture aperture has a significant interval effect and size effect.The optimal sampling length for fractures is approximately 0.5e1 m,and the optimal aperture interpretation results can be achieved when the measuring line spacing is 1%of the sampling length.Tensile fractures in the study area generally have larger apertures than shear fractures,and their tendency to increase with slope height is also greater than that of shear fractures.The aperture of tensile fractures is generally positively correlated with their trace length,while the correlation between the aperture of shear fractures and their trace length appears to be weak.Fractures of different orientations exhibit certain differences in their distribution of aperture,but generally follow the forms of normal,log-normal,and gamma distributions.This study provides essential data support for rock and slope stability evaluation,which is of significant practical importance.

Three-dimensional finite element simulation and reconstruction of jointed rock models using CT scanning and photogrammetry

The geometry of joints has a significant influence on the mechanical properties of rocks.To simplify the curved joint shapes in rocks,the joint shape is usually treated as straight lines or planes in most laboratory experiments and numerical simulations.In this study,the computerized tomography (CT) scanning and photogrammetry were employed to obtain the internal and surface joint structures of a limestone sample,respectively.To describe the joint geometry,the edge detection algorithms and a three-dimensional (3D) matrix mapping method were applied to reconstruct CT-based and photogrammetry-based jointed rock models.For comparison tests,the numerical uniaxial compression tests were conducted on an intact rock sample and a sample with a joint simplified to a plane using the parallel computing method.The results indicate that the mechanical characteristics and failure process of jointed rocks are significantly affected by the geometry of joints.The presence of joints reduces the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS),elastic modulus,and released acoustic emission (AE) energy of rocks by 37%–67%,21%–24%,and 52%–90%,respectively.Compared to the simplified joint sample,the proposed photogrammetry-based numerical model makes the most of the limited geometry information of joints.The UCS,accumulative released AE energy,and elastic modulus of the photogrammetry-based sample were found to be very close to those of the CT-based sample.The UCS value of the simplified joint sample (i.e.38.5 MPa) is much lower than that of the CT-based sample (i.e.72.3 MPa).Additionally,the accumulative released AE energy observed in the simplified joint sample is 3.899 times lower than that observed in the CT-based sample.CT scanning provides a reliable means to visualize the joints in rocks,which can be used to verify the reliability of photogrammetry techniques.The application of the photogrammetry-based sample enables detailed analysis for estimating the mechanical properties of jointed rocks.

基于Photogrammetry的地表变形监测技术研究

主要讨论了采用Photogrammetry技术监测地下施工过程中地表变形的主要方法和应用情况。地表变形过大往往会导致地表既有建筑物的破碎,所以量化监测其变形程度在地下施工中尤为重要。Photogrammetry技术是一种非接触式的变形监测技术,主要通过影像手段获取目标点的三维变形大小。该方法需要从空间多角度对目标点进行摄影测量,获取连续的三维影像信息,通过Photogrammetry软件进行现场目标点重现,进而获取三维可视目标点坐标值。本文通过现场的监测,获取了地表变形的数据,提出了监测的方法。

基于Photogrammetry的矿区地表沉降检测技术研究与应用

对Photogrammetry技术的主要原理进行了解析,并利用该技术从空间多角度对预先设置的20个目标点进行图像采集,获取连续的三维影像信息,通过PM软件进行采矿区目标点重现,获得了各个检测点的三维坐标大小,并对两种焦距下的图像处理结果进行了对比分析,对实际工程应用具有借鉴意义。

基于Photogrammetry的非开挖施工地表变形检测技术研究

非开挖施工过程中由于往往受到埋深的限制，导致上部土体有效应力降低，进而产生地表变形，变形过大还会引起地表既有建筑受到破坏，所以量化检测其变形程度在地下施工中尤为重要。本文主要讨论了采用Photogrammetry技术检测非开挖施工过程中地表变形的主要方法和应用情况。Photogrammetry技术是一种非接触式的变形检测技术，主要通过影像手段获取目标点的三维变形大小。该方法需要从空间多角度对目标点进行摄影测量，获取连续的三维影像信息，通过Photogrammetry软件进行现场目标点重现，进而获取三维可视目标点坐标值。本文通过现场的检测，获取了地表变形的数据，提出了检测的方法，并对数据处理过程中检测精度提出了探讨。

Rapid and robust slope failure appraisal using aerial photogrammetry and 3D slope stability models

Slope failures are an inevitable aspect of economic pit slope designs in the mining industry.Large open pit guidelines and industry standards accept up to 30%of benches in open pits to collapse provided that they are controlled and that no personnel are at risk.Rigorous ground control measures including real time monitoring systems at TARP(trigger-action-response-plan)protocols are widely utilized to prevent personnel from being exposed to slope failure risks.Technology and computing capability are rapidly evolving.Aerial photogrammetry techniques using UAV(unmanned aerial vehicle)enable geotechnical engineers and engineering geologists to work faster and more safely by removing themselves from potential line-of-fire near unstable slopes.Slope stability modelling software using limit equilibrium(LE)and finite element(FE)methods in three dimensions(3D)is also becoming more accessible,user-friendly and faster to operate.These key components enable geotechnical engineers to undertake site investigations,develop geotechnical models and assess slope stability faster and in more detail with less exposure to fall of ground hazards in the field.This paper describes the rapid and robust process utilized at BHP Limited for appraising a slope failure at an iron ore mine site in the Pilbara region of Western Australia using a combination of UAV photogrammetry and 3D slope stability models in less than a shift(i.e.less than 12 h).

An Elevated Perspective: Dyke-Related Fracture Networks Analysed with Uav Photogrammetry

An abundance of data from seismic and geodetic monitoring has provided new insight into dyke propagation and emplacement mechanisms.These studies show that faulting and fracturing is part of the magma

A Strategy for Loading Oblique Photogrammetry Models and Multilayer Basemap Data

With the development of drone technology and oblique photogrammetry technology, the acquisition of oblique photogrammetry models and basemap becomes more and more convenient and quickly. The increase in the number of basemap leads to excessively redundant basemap tiles requests in 3D GIS when loading oblique photogrammetry models, which slows down the system. Aiming at improving the speed of running system, this paper proposes a dynamic strategy for loading basemap tiles. Different from existing 3D GIS which loading oblique photogrammetry models and basemap tiles inde-pendently, this strategy dynamically loads basemap tiles depending on different height of view and the range of loaded oblique photogrammetry models. We achieve dynamic loading of basemap tiles by predetermining whether the basemap tiles will be covered by the oblique photogrammetry models. The experimental results show that this strategy can greatly reduce the num-ber of redundant requests from the client to the server while ensuring the user’s visual requirements for the oblique photogrammetric model.

High Spatial Resolution Mapping of Dykes Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV) Photogrammetry: New Insights On Emplacement Processes

Remote sensing has played a pivotal role in our understanding of the geometry of dykes and dyke swarms on Earth,Venus and Mars(West and Ernst,1991;Mege and Masson,1995;Ernst et al.,2005).Since the 1970’s

Photogrammetry as a tool for the postural evaluation of the spine:A systematic review

AIM:To evaluate the use of photogrammetry and identify the mathematical procedures applied when evaluating spinal posture.METHODS:A systematic search using keywords was conducted in the Pub Med,EMBASE,Scopus,Science and Medicine®databases.The following inclusion criteria adopted were:(1)the use of photogrammetry as a method to evaluate spinal posture;(2)evaluations of spinal curvature in the sagittal and/or frontal plane;(3)studies published within the last three decades;and(4)written entirely in English.The exclusion criteria were:(1)studies which objective involved the verification of some aspect of validation of instruments;(2)studies published as abstracts and those published in scientific events;and(3)studies using evaluation of the anteriorization of the head to determine the angular positioning of the cervical spine.The articles in this review were included and evaluated for their methodological quality,based on the Downs and Black scale,by two independent reviewers.RESULTS:Initially,1758 articles were found,76 of which were included upon reading the full texts and 29 were included in accordance with the predetermined criteria.In addition,after analyzing the references in those articles,a further six articles were selected,so that 35 articles were included in this review.This systematic review revealed that the photogrammetry has been using in observational studies.Furthermore,it was also found that,although the data collection methodologies are similar across the studies,in relation to aspects of data analysis,the methodologies are very different,especially regarding the mathematical routines employed to support different postural evaluation software.CONCLUSION:With photogrammetry,the aim of the assessment,whether it is for clinical,research or collective health purposes,must be considered when choosing which protocol to use to evaluate spinal posture.

Photogrammetry and Deep Learning

Deep learning has become popular and the mainstream technology in many researches related to learning,and has shown its impact on photogrammetry.According to the definition of photogrammetry,that is,a subject that researches shapes,locations,sizes,characteristics and inter-relationships of real objects from optical images,photogrammetry considers two aspects,geometry and semantics.From the two aspects,we review the history of deep learning and discuss its current applications on photogrammetry,and forecast the future development of photogrammetry.In geometry,the deep convolutional neural network(CNN)has been widely applied in stereo matching,SLAM and 3D reconstruction,and has made some effects but needs more improvement.In semantics,conventional methods that have to design empirical and handcrafted features have failed to extract the semantic information accurately and failed to produce types of“semantic thematic map”as 4D productions(DEM,DOM,DLG,DRG)of photogrammetry.This causes the semantic part of photogrammetry be ignored for a long time.The powerful generalization capacity,ability to fit any functions and stability under types of situations of deep leaning is making the automatic production of thematic maps possible.We review the achievements that have been obtained in road network extraction,building detection and crop classification,etc.,and forecast that producing high-accuracy semantic thematic maps directly from optical images will become reality and these maps will become a type of standard products of photogrammetry.At last,we introduce our two current researches related to geometry and semantics respectively.One is stereo matching of aerial images based on deep learning and transfer learning;the other is precise crop classification from satellite spatio-temporal images based on 3D CNN.

Accuracy Analysis of Low Altitude Photogrammetry with Wide-angle Camera

Firstly,the relationship between the accuracy of low altitude aerial photogrammetry and the field angle of camera is made by a quantitative analysis from the theory.The conclusion that the low altitude photogrammetry should use wide-angle camera as much as possible is done.Then,the limitation of the single lens camera to expand field angle and the combined wide-angle camera existing on the market not suitable for light load of low altitude UAV(Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)due to excessive weight are pointed out.The characteristics of combined wide-angle low altitude light camera with self-calibration and self-stabilization developed by the author are described,especially the principle of self-calibration for the combination of static error and dynamic error.Based on the practice of large scale mapping,a technical procedure in aerial photography by taking with wide-angle camera and large overlap simultaneously for improving the accuracy of low altitude photogrammetry is proposed.The typical engineering produced data is used to verity the above theoretical analysis.A technical route for increasing accuracy of low altitude photogrammetry with combined wide-angle camera is expounded.

A Preliminary Study on the Theory of Polar Coordinates Digital Photogrammetry and the Coordinate System of Spatial Information

The development of new aeronautics and astronautics technologies has been constrained by strict mathematical rules for data processing among the diverse methods used to obtain spatial information.The acquisition of spatial information has been affected by various choices including the applied technologies(e.g.,push broom sensors),techniques(e.g.,zoom imaging),and equipment settings(e.g.,swing angle,aerial platform attitude,camera angle)in terms of the convergence,efficiency,and accuracy of the data.Based on the principle of the bionic machine parallax angle and pyramidal projection of the aerial space platform to the surface,this study explored solutions for high-resolution image sparsity,ill-conditioned singularity,and non-convergence by building a set of mathematical models to process the polar coordinates of the parallax angular vector.This study also formed a polar information theory for initial spatial information.This method improved the ranges of accuracy,efficiency,and anti-interference in close-range photogrammetry and the free net bundle adjustment model by several orders of magnitude.The open source code was made globally available more than 3 years ago,and has received positive reactions.The method’s effectiveness was verified using aerophotogrammetry and absolute network adjustment model experiments,and its performance was better than that of the Cartesian coordinate processing method.Finally,the higher-order solution characteristics of various applications and spaceflight platforms were provided,which are expected to provide a foundation for construction of a new polar coordinate system for aerospace multi-scale all-attitude spatial information acquisition,organization,management,storage,processing,and application.

Direct Creation of Construction Drawings for Kwan-yin Statue by Close-Range Photogrammetry

In order to provide the model point accuracy of ±2 mm,an extra high accuracy industrial control net with four surveying piers with accuracy ±0.1 mm was set up around the model.Tens of orientation marks have been placed on the different parts and measured with accuracy ±0.2 mm from the above_mentioned piers.The main four stereopairs taken with the P31 camera around the model are simultaneously processed on the BC2 analytical plotter.The accuracy of absolute orientation is better than ±0.9 mm.Finally,about 300 sections construction drawings have been directly offered,and the close_range photogrammetric data has been used for the design and construction of the statue.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING FROM 1996 TO 2000 (NATIONAL REPORT OF CHINA)

This report summarizes the achievements in photogrammetry, RS and GIS in China from 1996 to 2000.

A preliminary study on photogrammetry for the FAST main reflector measurement

The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope(FAST) is the largest single-dish radio telescope in the world. In this paper, we apply photogrammetry to measure local area surface accuracy of the FAST main reflector. Contrast with the existing photogrammetric methods that need to stick the cooperation target on the panel. In this paper, we directly detect nodes according to their natural feature. Analyzing the FAST reflector composition, we propose a two-step Hough transform method for node detection. Due to the high similarity of the neighboring area around nodes, it is hard to match two images by the feature matching method. Therefore, we apply the nodes combination approach to obtain the homography matrix between two photos for nodes matching. After nodes detection and matching,triangulation and bundle adjustment algorithms are adopted for 3 D reconstruction. During the experiment,the adjusted node position deform a local area of the FAST main reflector into a spherical cap with a radius of 300 m. The experimental result shows that the measurement accuracy of the sphere with a radius of 300 m is 12.299 mm, indicating that it is feasible to apply photogrammetry for the FAST main reflector measurement.

Mine laneway 3D reconstruction based on photogrammetry

Aiming at the problem of 3D reconstruction for mine laneway, the technique route and step were given based on digital close range photogrammetry and traverse surveying. 3D coordinates of laneway traverse point, photogrammetric station, control strip points were obtained by electronic total station based on mine coordinate system. The feature points were extracted from the scene images. The camera was calibrated by direct linear transformation (DLT). 3D relative coordinates of the arbitrary feature points in mine laneway were calculated after feature points being matched, in which the origin of coordinate system is photogrammetric station. The 3D absolute coordinates of the feature points in mine laneway can be obtained by the combined adjustment of photogrammetry and non-photogrammetric observations and coordinate conversion. The measurable 3D model of the underground laneway terrain surface was constructed with the 3D coordinates of feature points on the image pairs obtained. The measurable 3D model of a corridor was reconstructed by the mentioned method and the experiment precision with an average standard deviation of 0.013 6 m between the 3D model and practical measure was obtained by electronic total station. The experimental resulted show the validity of the proposed approach.

3D modeling of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Tilt Photogrammetry

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(UAV)tilt photogrammetry technology can quickly acquire image data in a short time.This technology has been widely used in all walks of life with the rapid development in recent years especially in the rapid acquisition of high-resolution remote sensing images,because of its advantages of high efficiency,reliability,low cost and high precision.Fully using the UAV tilt photogrammetry technology,the construction image progress can be observed by stages,and the construction site can be reasonably and optimally arranged through three-dimensional modeling to create a civilized,safe and tidy construction environment.

Photogrammetry of Chin as a Requisite Preoperative Evaluation of Cosmetic Rhinoplasty

Introduction: The aim of this study is evaluation of chin deformities and their role in rhinoplasty cosmetic surgery outcomes via photogrammetry of chin. Materials and Methods: The study is a cross sectional one. All photos of rhinoplasty surgery candidates of three hospitals (Amir Aalam, Imam Khomeini and Razi of Tehran) which were taken in standard lateral position via SLR cameras were assessed through Adobe Photoshop CS, in order to determine four different aesthetic measurements. Except for excluded photos due to our excluding criteria or technical problems, all photographs were evaluated carefully. Results: 144 photos of patients were enrolled. The oldness of patients ranges between below 20 up to above;65.99 patients were female (68.8%) and 45 were male. 73 patients (50.7%) had an abnormal silver condition. Moreover 9 patients (6.3%) with abnormal nasomental, 124 patients with abnormal status of Gonzalez-Ulloa (93.8%), 63 patients (43.8%) with unusual status of Ricketts’ E line/upper and 49 patients (34%) with abnormal Ricketts’ E line/lower status can be demonstrated. Discussion: Performing a photogrammetric study for candidates of cosmetic rhinoplasty also a chin examination as a mandatory preoperative assessment seems to be essential. Due to the lack of studies in this field, more studies are necessary.