Research on the Present Situation and Development Trend of Subway Tunnel Inspection Vehicle

Abstract

For the operational subway tunnel, the manual inspection accounts for the majority in terms of detecting the diseases and damage of tunnel. The accuracy of manual inspection mainly depends on the professional level of the detection personnel, and the whole detection process always is inefficient, which cannot meet the needs of actual tunnels. To address this issue, the intelligent mobile tunnel detection vehicle emerges as the times require. By using advanced technologies such as laser scanning and high-speed camera array, the subway tunnel detection vehicle has achieved the advantages of simple operation, comprehensive function and automatic detection. However, the current subway tunnel detection vehicle mainly realizes the scanning detection of tunnel surface diseases, and the detection of tunnel structural diseases is less involved. Based on the track and tunnel detection requirements, this study analyzes the current situation and existing problems of subway tunnel detection comprehensively, puts forward the development direction of tunnel structure detection, and the application prospect of intelligent detection vehicle in subway tunnel is prospected.

A subway tunnel image stitching method based on point cloud mapping relationships and high-resolution image

“…Sasama et al [14] developed a system named ConSIS with a line-sensor camera and a data-recorder. The Japanese MIMM-R inspection vehicle is equipped with air-coupling radar, 20 industrial CCD cameras, laser scanners and other equipment [15]. The vehicle can inspect cracks, leakage and also tunnel deformation and tunnel lining cavities.…”