Accuracy analysis of dam deformation monitoring and correction of refraction with robotic total station
by Jianguo Zhou, Bo Shi, Guanlan Liu, Shujun Ju
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 present ed, 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 pol ar 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 m ethods could effectively enhance the monitoring accuracy. For observation correction, correction through the closest reference point achieves better correction results.
Source: PLoS One - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Jianguo Zhou Source Type: research
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