Advanced Sensing Systems for Building Inspection, Visualization and Assessment
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Intelligent Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 11
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sustainable housing; AI-driven building detection; human-centered design; existing building renovation; neighborhood regeneration
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Interests: green building; urban diagnostic; healthy built environment; climate-response design
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on innovative sensing technologies and intelligent systems for building condition assessment, defect detection, and heritage preservation. We invite contributions on multi-modal sensor integration (visible, thermal, LiDAR, hyperspectral, etc.,), AI-enhanced analysis, digital twin visualization, and automated inspection frameworks that advance building maintenance practices and smart city infrastructure development. Core research areas and topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Automated inspection platforms (UAV swarms, robotic systems, mobile mapping system);
- Multi-modal building sensing (Visible/thermal/ LiDAR/ hyperspectral imaging);
- AI-driven defect detection (deep learning for crack, moisture, material degradation detection);
- 3D reconstruction and digital twins for building modeling and envelope assessment;
- Real-time monitoring systems for ageing infrastructure;
- Heritage building preservation through advanced imaging;
- Energy performance assessment via façade thermal analysis;
- Non-destructive testing technologies (ground-penetrating radar, acoustics, vibration sensors).
Prof. Dr. Yue Fan
Dr. Fei Xue
Dr. San Jiang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- UAV-based building inspection
- multi-modal sensing for buildings
- deep learning for defect detection
- building envelope assessment
- crack and moisture detection
- 3D building reconstruction
- parametric visualization for building diagnostics
- smart building maintenance systems
- digital twins for existing buildings
- heritage conservation technologies
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