TY - CHAP A1 - Dobmann, G. A1 - Kurz, J.H. A1 - Taffe, Alexander A1 - Streicher, Doreen ED - Maierhofer, C. ED - Reinhardt, H.-W. ED - Dobmann, G. T1 - Development of automated non-destructive evaluation (NDE) systems for reinforced concrete structures and other applications T2 - Non-destructive evaluation of reinforced concrete structures - Volume 2: Non-destructive testing methods N2 - The introduction of an innovative process for non-destructive testing is described in terms of its different phases and how the process is controlled in the Fraunhofer IZFP in order to obtain optimal results. Examples are discussed of applications by IZFP in various important and safety-relevant industrial sectors where the automated inspection systems were introduced. These case studies include the inspection of railway components such as the wheel sets of the German high-speed train and in-line pipe inspection by using intelligent pipeline inspection gauges. Complex inspection systems, both hardware and software, developed in partnership with the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Inspection (BAM), were applied to inspection tasks in civil engineering. Two automated systems based on a robot and on a flexible manipulation are presented. Both systems can be applied to diverse inspection technologies and to the data fusion of various types of non-destructive testing (NDT) data. KW - Automated inspection systems KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Civil engineering KW - Robots KW - Data fusion KW - Railway components PY - 2010 SN - 978-1-84569-950-5 IS - Chapter 3 SP - 30 EP - 62 PB - Woodhead Publ. AN - OPUS4-23759 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -