Accuracy analysis of dam deformation monitoring and correction of refraction with robotic total station

Robotic total stations have been widely used in continuous automatic monitoring of dam deformations. In this regard, monitoring accuracy is an important factor affecting deformation analysis. First the displacements calculation methods for dam deformation monitoring with total stations are presented...

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Published in:PloS one 2021-05, Vol.16 (5), p.e0251281-e0251281
Main Authors: Zhou, Jianguo, Shi, Bo, Liu, Guanlan, Ju, Shujun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Atmospheric conditions
China
Civil engineering
Dams
Data collection
Deformation
Deformations (Mechanics)
Earth Sciences
Engineering and Technology
Engineering research
Maintenance and repair
Mechanical properties
Medicine and Health Sciences
Methods
Monitoring
Monitoring systems
Physical Sciences
Refraction
Research and Analysis Methods
Robotics
Robots, Industrial
Sensors
Stations
Tunnels
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Summary:Robotic total stations have been widely used in continuous automatic monitoring of dam deformations. In this regard, monitoring accuracy is an important factor affecting deformation analysis. First the displacements calculation methods for dam deformation monitoring with total stations are presented, and the corresponding mean square error formulas are derived. Then for errors caused by atmospheric refraction, two correction methods are described. Simulations were conducted to compare the displacement accuracy calculated through different methods. It indicated that the difference between polar coordinate method and forward intersection is less than 0.5mm within around 400m' monitoring range, and in such cases, the polar coordinate method is preferred, as only one total station is required. Refraction correction tests with observations from two dams demonstrated that both correction methods could effectively enhance the monitoring accuracy. For observation correction, correction through the closest reference point achieves better correction results.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0251281