In this paper, we address the inspection planning problem to “see” the whole area of the given workspace by a mobile robot. The problem is decoupled into the sensor placement problem and the multi-goal path planning problem to visit found sensing locations. However the decoupled approach provides a feasible solution, its overall quality can be poor, because the sub-problems are solved independe...

In this paper a class of planning problems is dealt with where resources have a central role: they can allow for many alternative courses of actions, but, at the same time, they have to be used economically. Such problems are typical in manufacturing domains, e.g., in manufacturing process planning or inspection planning. The problem of constrained plan optimization is exposed in such resource−...

In this paper, the concept of cumulative count of conforming chart (CCC chart) is applied in inspection and maintenance planning for systems where minor inspection, major inspection, minor maintenance and major maintenance are available. Several inspection and maintenance plans are defined and studied quantitatively. Analytic expressions of relevant statistics and their expectations are derived...

This study proposes a general methodology for determining the optimal lifetime planning of bridge inspection and repair programs based on minimizing the ex­ pected cost while maintaining an acceptable level of reliability. For individual bridges, this methodology determines the optimum inspection technique. and the numbers and timing of inspections and repairs. The methodology is demonstrat­ ed...

Laser scanning range sensors are widely used for high-precision, high-density three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction and inspection of the surface of physical objects. The process typically involves planning a set of views, physically altering the relative object-sensor pose, taking scans, registering the acquired geometric data in a common coordinate frame of reference, and finally integrating ...

The inspection process planning with coordinate measuring machines involves repetitive and well-known decisions to make about the different strategies to use, although much of this knowledge is today implicit in the expert mind. Therefore, the inspection planning is a good activity for implementing knowledge-based engineering (KBE) systems. However, the origin of KBE is in the design activity a...