Dr. Salvatore Salamone, Dr. Oguzhan Bayrak, Dr. Anca Ferche and Dr. Krishna Kumar have been awarded a three-year, $988,911 grant by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) of the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT). The grant is part of the FHWA’s “Exploratory Advance Research” program. The University of Texas at Austin will also contribute $247,228 to the project.
The FHWA EAR Program awards grants to support emerging advances in artificial intelligence to help solve complex issues in highway transportation.
The grant will be used to develop a vision-based technology that can be utilized as a platform for rapid assessment of reinforced concrete (RC) structures. It is proposed to use a novel low-cost sensing system based on mixed-reality technology, and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven data processing techniques to identify critical strength-related deficiencies and to assist in prioritizing maintenance, retrofit and repair efforts.
The Texas Department of Transportation and Screening Eagle Technologies are also collaborating with Dr. Salamone on this project.
To see more of Dr. Salamone's projects, visit his website.