Drone Service

Drone inspections are the new business for the Engineering Division launched in 2017. It counts on two licensed UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) pilots – according to the Italian Flight Regulation ENAC – and a professional drone equipped with two high definition cameras on the top and the bottom of the drone chassis

DRONE BENEFITS

LOW-COST
This is perhaps the most significant advantage of using drones. No personnel or heavy equipment on site is required saving time and money They are cheaper compared to aircrafts and helycopters for a small to a medium survey, furthemore cheaper and faster than standard “visual” inspections done by technicians on site.
IMPROVED SAFETY
No need to deploy personnel in hazardous areas without any health risks for the surveyors working on site. As an example consider when inspecting bridges, tall buildings, large infrastructure in hazardous environment.
HIGH-QUALITY DATA
High definition cameras mounted in our drone allow the acquisition of high value information on site during the flight for the data post-processing, data analysis and final technical reports (e.g. geometry 3D reconstruction; Point Cloud to BIM; Finite Element Model and Analysis).

PROVISION OF THE FOLLOWING FACILITY

BRIDGES AND VIADUCTS
– Visual inspection and data collection
– Assessment of the decay status
– Recovery report and cost evaluation
LANDFILLS AND QUARRIES
– Georeferenced pictures and high resolution orthophotos
– CAD reconstruction and 3D models
– Contour lines and volume computation
CONSTRUCTION SITES PROGRESS
– Combination between construction data and three-dimensional models (4D Analysis)
– Check of built compared to the BIM project and drafting of the Work Progress
– Point Cloud elaboration and identification of non-compliance parts of the project
WIND TURBINES
– Detect quickly the general status and reduce the inspection cost
– Ensure quality and continuity of electrical components
– Overcome risks for technical staff
ROOFING
– Check the presence of dangerous materials (asbestos)
– Perform a precise 3D model of the building
– Provide details for reconstruction or retrofit of the structural elements

Hospital under construction. Offsite fabrication delivery for installation.

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CASE STUDY

Monitoring of construction progress between designed and as built: from research activity to market product

Built2Spec is a European Project within Horizon 2020 that integrates innovative solutions for monitoring construction sites to reduce existing gap between project and actual performance.

3D reconstruction of the building is an effective tool both for assessing the correspondence between designed and built and for quantifying the actual improvement of work in progress.
For this purpose, B2S developed an advanced methodology based on the reconstruction of a Point Cloud by using rapid and competitive technologies with respect to traditional ones as, for instance, drones that are employed for the external survey of buildings.

Once the Point Cloud is generated, it can be finally compared with the BIM project (for highlighting discrepancies between the initial work stage) and with a previous stage (for quantifying the Work Progress).

DRONE SERVICE

DRONE BENEFITS

LOW-COST

IMPROVED SAFETY

HIGH-QUALITY DATA

PROVISION OF THE FOLLOWING FACILITY

BRIDGES AND VIADUCTS

LANDFILLS AND QUARRIES

CONSTRUCTION SITES PROGRESS

WIND TURBINES

ROOFING

CASE STUDY

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