Kinki Regional Development Bureau et al./Bridge inspection new technology demonstration for Kobe city staff
Mayor Hisamoto experiencing an automatic hammer
Robot camera that can inspect high places
Kinki Regional Development Bureau Hyogo National Highway Office and Kinki Road Maintenance Center held a demonstration of bridge inspection using the latest technology such as robot cameras and drones for Kobe City staff on the 15th. The inspection of infrastructure facilities once every five years has entered the second round, and it has become possible to utilize new technologies that support inspection work, so it was opened for the purpose of dissemination in local governments. Mayor Hisamoto Kizo also participated.
Demonstration will be held at Sumiyoshi Bridge (Misakihonmachi, Hyogo-ku, bridge length 206 meters) on the city road Misakihonmachi Line over the Hyogo Canal. An inspection robot that can check corrosion and cracks in structures without scaffolding, ladders, and aerial work platforms, and a detection system that detects the inside of concrete by hitting it with an automatic hammer and detecting reflected waves (elastic waves). Introducing. Finally, we conducted a demo flight of a drone that shoots in all directions while avoiding narrow girders and cross girders.
If new technology is used at Sumiyoshi Bridge, the number of inspection days will be reduced from 8 days to 6 days, the number of regulated days will be reduced from 4 days to 2 days, and the inspection cost will be 1 million yen, which is about 30% less than before.
Kentaro Kobayashi, director of the Road Department of the Kinki Regional Development Bureau, said, "We can inspect parts that could not be seen visually in close proximity, which improves not only the cost but also the quality of inspection." Mayor Hisamoto said, "In terms of ensuring safety. It is meaningful. What kind of combination should be used according to the state of deterioration is also an issue. "
