DYNA JOURNAL ENGINEERING

Key words:

inspección de edificios, visión por ordenador, patologías de fachada, pérdidas térmicas, multirrotores, microUAV, building inspection, computer vision, façade pathologies, thermal loss, multirotor, microUAV

Article type:

ARTICULO DE INVESTIGACION / RESEARCH ARTICLE

Section:

RESEARCH ARTICLES

The aim of this paper is the design and validation of a methodology for thermal and visible inspection of facades in urban areas using unmanned aerial vehicles and image analysis. Building facades present challenging problems for remote sensing analysis, given the diversity and complexity of covers and materials, and, mainly, their vertical disposition. This study validates a method for quick analysis of pathologies, leading to their geocoding and mapping. The main types of pathologies are studied and evaluated. As a case study, two public-use buildings from the Technical University of Madrid were selected for the validation and evaluation of results. This technology is ready for use in building inspection and it is very useful in the design of rehabilitation projects for tall and complex buildings in the framework of energy efficiency.