UAV-Based Digital Imaging System for the Derivation of 3D Point Cloud for Landslide Hazard Analysis

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dc.contributor.advisorHabib, Ayman
dc.contributor.advisorEl-Sheimy, Naser
dc.contributor.authorAl-Rawabdeh, Abdulla
dc.contributor.committeememberHassan, Quazi
dc.contributor.committeememberGao, Yang
dc.contributor.committeememberKattan, Lina
dc.contributor.committeememberShaker, Ahmed
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-13T19:36:07Z
dc.date.available2016-07-13T19:36:07Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractEmergency disaster response and analysis of landslides depend on accurate, rapid detection and extraction of a landslide area. Terrestrial laser scanning systems (TLS) are highly accurate and provide quick 3D point cloud data with high resolution, but suffer from occlusions, truncation, and orientation bias. This dissertation proposes an augmentation of TLS and an image-based point cloud generated from a semi-global matching (SGM) algorithm on an UAV platform outfitted with a low-cost action camera to overcome these limitations. The experimental results provided high quality measurements for the geotechnical discontinuity plane orientation parameters, increased safety, saved cost and time, and provided more accurate results compared to manual field measurements, TLS data only, and SGM data only. This dissertation developed a comprehensive system using UAVs and SGM techniques to accurately identify and extract landslide scarps within centimeter-scale accuracy through three automated approaches. These approaches accurately detected and extracted landslide scarps based on the ratio of the normalized Eigenvalues derived using principal component analysis, surface roughness index, and slope measurements from the 3D image-based point cloud. Experimental results using the fully automated 3D point-based analysis algorithms confirmed that these approaches can effectively distinguish landslide scarps. The developed algorithms are a flexible and effective tool for monitoring landslide scarps and are acceptable for landslide mapping purposes. A robust image-based registration method also was developed for the simultaneous evaluation and temporal monitoring of landslide dynamics from different epochs. This method includes the camera’s IOPs and EOPs of the involved images from all the available observation epochs via a bundle block adjustment with self-calibration. A SGM technique was implemented to generate 3D point clouds for each epoch using the images captured for each epoch separately. The accuracy of the co-registered surfaces was estimated by comparing the non-active patches within the monitored area of interest. Since non-active sub-areas are stationary, the computed normal distances theoretically should be close to zero. The quality control of the registration results showed an average normal distance of approximately 3.7 cm, which is within the noise level of the reconstructed surfaces. Overall, the registration approach proposed in this dissertation is low level.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAl-Rawabdeh, A. (2016). UAV-Based Digital Imaging System for the Derivation of 3D Point Cloud for Landslide Hazard Analysis (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28539en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28539
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3127
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectRemote Sensing
dc.subjectEnvironmental Sciences
dc.subjectEngineering--Environmental
dc.subjectGeotechnology
dc.subject.classificationlandslides scarpsen_US
dc.subject.classificationgeomorphologyen_US
dc.subject.classificationslopeen_US
dc.subject.classificationSurface roughnessen_US
dc.subject.classificationSemi-Global dense matching (SGM)en_US
dc.subject.classificationunmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)en_US
dc.subject.classificationlandslide dynamicsen_US
dc.subject.classificationbundle block adjustment with self-calibration.en_US
dc.titleUAV-Based Digital Imaging System for the Derivation of 3D Point Cloud for Landslide Hazard Analysis
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineGeomatics Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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