Automated assessment of steelwork condition using innovative imaging techniques

Sep 2017

Electricity Transmission

Reference: NIA_NGET0215

Status: Live

Start Date: Sep 2017

End Date: Sep 2019

Funding Licencee(s): National Grid Electricity Transmission

Contact: Jonathan Hennah

Funding Mechanism Network Innovation Allowance

Research Area: None

Core Technology(ies): Electricity Transmission Networks

Estimated Expenditure: £300,000.00

Introduction: The overall aim of this project is to reduce the amount of time taken to analyse images of tower steelwork, improve the quality of the assessment and avoid overly conservative interpretations using an automated process of steelwork imaging analysis.

Objectives:

The research objective is to compare quantrify the accruacy and time required between the current process using visible light images and manual assessment with the new method using infra-red spectroscopy and automated image processing.